Evaluation of the 5 and 8 pH point titration methods for monitoring anaerobic digesters treating solid waste
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- Thomas Vannecke (UGent) , Dieter Lampens, GA Ekama and Eveline Volcke (UGent)
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- Simple titration methods certainly deserve consideration for on-site routine monitoring of volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration and alkalinity during anaerobic digestion (AD), because of their simplicity, speed and cost-effectiveness. In this study, the 5 and 8 pH point titration methods for measuring the VFA concentration and carbonate system alkalinity (H2CO3*-alkalinity) were assessed and compared. For this purpose, synthetic solutions with known H2CO3*-alkalinity and VFA concentration as well as samples from anaerobic digesters treating three different kind of solid wastes were analysed. The results of these two related titration methods were verified with photometric and high-pressure liquid chromatography measurements. It was shown that photometric measurements lead to overestimations of the VFA concentration in the case of coloured samples. In contrast, the 5 pH point titration method provides an accurate estimation of the VFA concentration, clearly corresponding with the true value. Concerning the H2CO3*-alkalinity, the most accurate and precise estimations, showing very similar results for repeated measurements, were obtained using the 8 pH point titration. Overall, it was concluded that the 5 pH point titration method is the preferred method for the practical monitoring of AD of solid wastes due to its robustness, cost efficiency and user-friendliness.
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- Multiple pH-point titration, Alkalinity, Anaerobic digestion, Monitoring, Volatile Fatty Acids, WEAK ACID-BASE, ALKALINITY REQUIREMENTS, SLUDGE HYDROLYSATE, PROCESS IMBALANCE, SEWAGE-SLUDGE, UASB SYSTEMS, FATTY-ACIDS, VFA, CARBONATE, FEASIBILITY
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-5856213
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- Vannecke, Thomas, et al. “Evaluation of the 5 and 8 PH Point Titration Methods for Monitoring Anaerobic Digesters Treating Solid Waste.” ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, vol. 36, no. 7, 2015, pp. 861–69, doi:10.1080/09593330.2014.964334.
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- Vannecke, T., Lampens, D., Ekama, G., & Volcke, E. (2015). Evaluation of the 5 and 8 pH point titration methods for monitoring anaerobic digesters treating solid waste. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, 36(7), 861–869. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2014.964334
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- Vannecke, Thomas, Dieter Lampens, GA Ekama, and Eveline Volcke. 2015. “Evaluation of the 5 and 8 PH Point Titration Methods for Monitoring Anaerobic Digesters Treating Solid Waste.” ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 36 (7): 861–69. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2014.964334.
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- Vannecke, Thomas, Dieter Lampens, GA Ekama, and Eveline Volcke. 2015. “Evaluation of the 5 and 8 PH Point Titration Methods for Monitoring Anaerobic Digesters Treating Solid Waste.” ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 36 (7): 861–869. doi:10.1080/09593330.2014.964334.
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- 1.Vannecke T, Lampens D, Ekama G, Volcke E. Evaluation of the 5 and 8 pH point titration methods for monitoring anaerobic digesters treating solid waste. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY. 2015;36(7):861–9.
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- [1]T. Vannecke, D. Lampens, G. Ekama, and E. Volcke, “Evaluation of the 5 and 8 pH point titration methods for monitoring anaerobic digesters treating solid waste,” ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, vol. 36, no. 7, pp. 861–869, 2015.
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journal = {{ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY}},
keywords = {{Multiple pH-point titration,Alkalinity,Anaerobic digestion,Monitoring,Volatile Fatty Acids,WEAK ACID-BASE,ALKALINITY REQUIREMENTS,SLUDGE HYDROLYSATE,PROCESS IMBALANCE,SEWAGE-SLUDGE,UASB SYSTEMS,FATTY-ACIDS,VFA,CARBONATE,FEASIBILITY}},
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