Table 2 Overview on digester systems: all systems were mesophilic continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTRs)
From: Monitoring of seven industrial anaerobic digesters supplied with biochar
Anaerobic digester | Substrates | Loading rate [kg VS m−3 d−1] | Retention time in days [d] | Volume of all fermenters excluding the digestate storage [m3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BGP1 | Corn silage, poultry manure, cereal silage, sugar beet, swine manure, grain kernel (mashed) | 2.9 | 117 | 7.700 |
BGP2 | Corn silage, poultry manure, grass silage, sugar beet | 3.1 | 113 | 7.000 |
BGP3 | Corn silage, grain kernel (mashed), perennial rye, cereal silage, cattle manure, cattle slurry | 2.7 | 85 | 2.900 |
BGP4 | Corn silage, cereal silage, cup plant, swine slurry, cattle manure | 4.3 | 54 | 3.200 |
BGP5 | Cattle manure, corn silage, poultry manure, swine slurry | 2.1 | 105 | 4.600 |
BGP6 | Corn silage, cereal grain (mashed), poultry manure, cattle manure with feed residues | 3.2 | 95 | 2.600 |
BGP7 | Corn silage, cereal silage, grass silage, sugar beet, cereal grains (mashed) | 2.3 | 153 | 4000 |