AUTHOR=Inayat Abrar , Ahmed Shams Forruque , Djavanroodi F. , Al-Ali Fatima , Alsallani Mira , Mangoosh Shama 

TITLE=Process Simulation and Optimization of Anaerobic Co-Digestion

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Energy Research

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/energy-research/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2021.764463

DOI=10.3389/fenrg.2021.764463

ISSN=2296-598X

ABSTRACT=Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an established method that has been extensively utilized for waste
management, waste treatment, and biogas production. Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) is
regarded as a practical approach to address substrate characteristics and system optimization
issues. The distinction between AcoD and mono-digestion is that AcoD has a higher organic
loading and significant substrate composition variation. There are many factors involved in
AcoD which affect the biogas plant's production ability and performance. This article gives an
overview of the various operating factors involved in AcoD, simulation of AcoD process and
optimization of the overall process via response surface methodology (RSM) approach to
predict the optimum conditions for maximum biogas yield. This review discusses a framework
for designing, developing, and optimizing biogas production systems that incorporate various
factors. Temperature, co-substrate concentration, inoculum ratio (%), and C/N ratio are the
most critical parameters for AcoD optimization.