Effort to mitigate volatile fatty acid inhibition by using mixed inoculum and compost for the degradation of food waste and the production of biogas

• Main Authors: Shyan, Lai Llih, Mat Nanyan, Noreen Suliani, Ismail, Norli, Al-Gheethi, Adel, Nguyen, Hong Ha T., Vo, Dai Viet N., El Enshasy, Hesham Ali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: Q Science (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/107256/1/HeshamAli2023_EfforttoMitigateVolatileFattyAcidInhibition.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/107256/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15021185

Food waste is a rich organic matter that can potentially be converted into biogas as a source of renewable energy. The limitation in energy production lies in the presence of volatile fatty acid (VFA) during the anaerobic digestion of food waste due to the high degradation rate. The accumulation of...