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ArticleWater science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research2025

Thermal hydrolysis treatment of digestates derived from food waste and sewage sludge - effect on residual methane potential.

Begüm Bilgiç, Judit Sandquist, Svein Jarle Horn, Lu Feng, Cecilie Græsholt, Asmira Delić, Roger Khalil, Michal Sposób

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Article in Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Begüm BilgiçDivision of Environment and Natural Resources, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), PO Box 115, Ås 1431, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1344-5802
Judit SandquistDepartment of Thermal Energy, SINTEF Energy Research, Postboks 4761 Torgarden, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5986-4784
Svein Jarle HornFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås 1432, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1590-9001
Lu FengDivision of Environment and Natural Resources, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), PO Box 115, Ås 1431, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9294-7650
Cecilie GræsholtDepartment of Thermal Energy, SINTEF Energy Research, Postboks 4761 Torgarden, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6071-2322
Asmira DelićDepartment of Thermal Energy, SINTEF Energy Research, Postboks 4761 Torgarden, Trondheim, Norway.
Roger KhalilDepartment of Thermal Energy, SINTEF Energy Research, Postboks 4761 Torgarden, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-6968
Michal SposóbDivision of Environment and Natural Resources, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), PO Box 115, Ås 1431, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6656-8203

Funding

Norges Forskningsråd 257622Wellcome Trust 319723
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Digestate, a key byproduct of anaerobic digestion (AD), holds residual methane potential (RMP) that must be stabilized or recovered to prevent greenhouse gas emissions after field use. Thermal hydrolysis (TH), typically a pretreatment for AD, improves biogas production. This study assesses RMP in digestates from food waste (FW) and sewage sludge (SS) biogas plants, treated with TH at 160 and 190 °C. For the liquid fraction, FW digestate at 160 °C yielded 1.5 times more methane than untreated digestate, while SS digestate showed a threefold increase. The solid fraction of FW digestate at 160 °C had 1.4 times higher methane yield than untreated, but SS digestate produced less methane after TH. Adding sulfuric acid after TH increased phosphate release but reduced methane production in both digestates. Overall, TH as a post-treatment enhanced organic content release into the liquid fraction, enhancing methane yield, while acid addition improved phosphorus solubility, thereby enhancing digestate's nutrient value.

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FoodMethaneSewageWaste Disposal, FluidAnaerobiosisBiofuelsFood Loss and WasteHydrolysisBiofuelsFood Loss and WasteMethaneSewageanaerobic digestionbiochemical methane potentialdigestatehydrothermal processpost-treatment

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PMID40512161

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