The effect of pH on the production and composition of short- and medium-chain fatty acids from food waste in a leachate bed reactor at room temperature

• Main Authors: Radadiya, Pooja, Latika, Ashika, Fei, Xunchang, Lee, Jangho, Mishra, Saurabh, Hussain, Abid
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Food Waste Fermentation; Leachate Bed Reactor
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171071
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study evaluated the hydrolysis and acidogenesis of food waste at different operating pHs (uncontrolled, 5.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.5) in a leachate bed reactor (LBR) at room temperature. LBR operation at pH 6.5–8.5 resulted in a hydrolysis yield of 718–729 g SCOD/kg VSadded, which was statistically (p ≤...