@article{10902/27050,
year = {2011},
month = {10},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/27050},
abstract = {ABSTRACT:The effect of mixing on biogas production of a 1.5-m3 pilot continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) processing screened dairy manure was evaluated. Mixing was carried out by recirculation of reactor content with a mono pump. The experiment was conducted at a controlled temperature of 37±1°C and hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of 20 and 10 days. The effect of continuous and intermittent operation of the recirculation pump on biogas production was studied. At 10 days of HRT, the results showed a minimal influence of recirculation rate on biogas production and that continuous recirculation did not improve reactor performance. At 20 days of HRT, the recirculation rate did not affect reactor performance. Combination of low solid content in feed animal slurry and long HRTs results in minimal mixing requirements for anaerobic digestion.},
organization = {This work was supported by the Environment Council of the Government of Cantabria, Project 05-640.02-2174 entitled "Environmental Management of Dairy Cattle Manure in Cantabria" that enabled the completion of this work. This study was carried out in the framework of the NOVEDAR Consolider CSD2007-00055},
publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
publisher = {Engineering in Life Sciences 2011,11(5), 476-481},
title = {Effect of mixing on biogas production during mesophilic anaerobic digestion of screened dairy manure in a pilot plant},
author = {Rico de la Hera, Carlos and Rico Gutiérrez, José Luis and Muñoz Soler, Noelia and Gómez Ruiz, Beatriz and Tejero Monzón, Iñaki},
}