Open AccessConsistency of batch anaerobic digestion process of high and low activated sludge concentrations to the interference of sodium benzoate as preservative material
Author(s) -
Indro Sumantri,
Murdiyono
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1053/1/012048
Subject(s) - sodium benzoate , preservative , activated sludge , chemistry , biogas , anaerobic digestion , volume (thermodynamics) , methane , pulp and paper industry , sodium , waste management , food science , organic chemistry , sewage treatment , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Anaerobic digestion resulted best performance in degradation of organic materials. Degradation of the organic materials was stated as complete by the formation of methane, carbon dioxide etc. (or biogas) as the final product of degradation. Food or beverages products utilized preservative agents in order to prolong the expired date. Sodium benzoate is the most common of preservative agent which can be used for both food and beverages. This experiments were pointed out to observe the effect of high and low activated sludge to the formation of biogas. Research was conducted in some batch mode reactor systems employing high and low of activated sludge (80% and 20% of volume) and solution concentration of sodium benzoate volume. The activated sludge used was 12 g MLSS/L. Concentrations of sodium benzoate used were 400, 600, and 800 mg/L. Product of biogas samples was measured every two days for 60 days of experiment. The results showed that the volume ratio of activated sludge and sodium benzoate of 80% able to reduce the interference of sodium benzoate and for 20% was not able to produce biogas where the load of sodium benzoate influenced the production of biogas.