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ArticleWater environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation2025

Anaerobic Digestion Performance and Microbial Community Structures in a Pilot-Scale Up-Flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) Treating Distillery Wastewater.

Yingdi Zhang, Huijuan Sun, Qi Huang, Lei Zhang, Xin Zou, Yang Liu

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6 authors.

Yingdi ZhangDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Huijuan SunDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5684-3934
Qi HuangDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Xin ZouDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Yang LiuDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5058-8373

Funding

Alberta Distillers LimitedAlberta InnovatesCanada Research Chair (CRC) in Future Water ServicesChina Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD ScholarshipCity of CalgaryNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery GrantNSERC Alliance
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a promising technology for treating high-strength industrial wastewater while recovering biogas as a renewable energy source. In this study, a pilot-scale up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor, with a working volume of 225 L, was operated for 130 days to treat raw distillery wastewater. Three different types of distillery wastewater, including centrate, spent caustic, and other low-strength process wastewater generated during operations (e.g., condensation water), were mixed to balance extreme pH levels and create conditions more suitable for AD. The UASB reactor demonstrated stable performance at an organic loading rate (OLR) of 10.0 kg COD/m

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BioreactorsIndustrial WasteSewageWaste Disposal, FluidWastewaterAnaerobiosisBacteriaMethanePilot ProjectsIndustrial WasteMethaneSewageWastewaterbiogas productionmethanogenesismicrobial ecologysyntrophic partnershipwastewater treatment

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PMID40742287
PMCPMC12312668

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