Hybrid anaerobic treatment of water hyacinth | |
| Author | Nguyen Thi Kim Thai |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. EV-89-11 |
| Subject(s) | Water hyacinth Biogas |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Laboratory scale experiments on Hybrid Anaerobic System (HAS) were conducted to determine the biodegradability of water hyacinth. The HAS consists of two units: the 1iquefaction unit and the biogasification unit. Water hyacinth was used 08 substrate for anaerobic digestion, was mixed with ratio of sludge {S): water hyacinth (WK) = 50 : 50 and 70:30. HAS was operated at the recycling ratios of (R) = 0.5, 1.0 and 2. O corresponding to hydraulic retention time (HRT ) of 20 days, 10 days and 5 days, respectively. The results indicated that HAS was satisfactorily applicable for anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth with R=l . O. In this case, the gas production wan from O. 97 to 0. 118 L/g TCOD added and the Clf4 con tent wan from O. 20- 0. 33 L/g '!'COO added; the TCOD removal efficiency with S: WlI= 50: 50 was 8 8 . 6%, higher than that: of 70:30. |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chongrak Polpranert |
| Examination Committee(s) | Vigneswaran, Saravanamuthu ;Yamamoto, Kazuo |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Australia |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1989 |