Upgrading ADM1 by Addition of Lag Phase Sub-model to Simulate Acidic Inhibition of Methanogenic Reactor

This study is aimed at improving calculation quality for IWA Anaerobic Digestion Model No.1 (ADM1) to simulate acidic failure of the methane fermentation systems and its performance recovery. The methanogen collected from digestate at a municipal wastewater treatment plant...

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Main Authors: Meng Sun, Xi Zhang, Bing Liu, Rajeev Goel, Mitsuharu Terashima, Hidenari Yasui
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Language:English
Published: Japan Society on Water Environment 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Water and Environment Technology
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Online Access: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jwet/21/2/21_22-134/_pdf
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author Meng Sun
Xi Zhang
Bing Liu
Rajeev Goel
Mitsuharu Terashima
Hidenari Yasui
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Xi Zhang
Bing Liu
Rajeev Goel
Mitsuharu Terashima
Hidenari Yasui
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description This study is aimed at improving calculation quality for IWA Anaerobic Digestion Model No.1 (ADM1) to simulate acidic failure of the methane fermentation systems and its performance recovery. The methanogen collected from digestate at a municipal wastewater treatment plant was cultivated in a lab-scale continuous reactor receiving acetate as a sole organic source. By varying the influent concentration during 400 days of operation, 6 datasets of acidification events were obtained to simulate the concentrations of acetate, VSS, pH, and the methane production rate. The ADM1 equipped with either pH sub-model or undissociated acetate sub-model could reproduce the deterioration of reactor performance in the acidic failure but totally failed to simulate the recovery in the subsequent lowered volumetric loading rate. The statistical analysis revealed both ADM1 models had relatively low correlation coefficient (Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency coefficient (NSE)) of 0.31–0.38 although these were considerably improved from that without parameter calibration (NSE = −0.04). To cope with the mismatch, a lag phase sub-model was developed. The sub-model is composed of the remaining relative activity of the microorganism at which the inhibition peaked, and the half-saturation coefficient to express the specific length of lag phase. By adding the sub-model into the calibrated ADM1, NSE was significantly improved to 0.49–0.53.
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spelling doaj.art-38012338a4654be189af9501a7a20b002023-05-09T11:05:26ZengJapan Society on Water EnvironmentJournal of Water and Environment Technology1348-21652023-01-0121212914010.2965/jwet.22-13410.2965/jwet.22-134Upgrading ADM1 by Addition of Lag Phase Sub-model to Simulate Acidic Inhibition of Methanogenic ReactorMeng Sun0Xi Zhang1Bing Liu2Rajeev Goel3Mitsuharu Terashima4Hidenari Yasui5 Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, China Hatch Ltd., Mississauga, Canada Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan This study is aimed at improving calculation quality for IWA Anaerobic Digestion Model No.1 (ADM1) to simulate acidic failure of the methane fermentation systems and its performance recovery. The methanogen collected from digestate at a municipal wastewater treatment plant was cultivated in a lab-scale continuous reactor receiving acetate as a sole organic source. By varying the influent concentration during 400 days of operation, 6 datasets of acidification events were obtained to simulate the concentrations of acetate, VSS, pH, and the methane production rate. The ADM1 equipped with either pH sub-model or undissociated acetate sub-model could reproduce the deterioration of reactor performance in the acidic failure but totally failed to simulate the recovery in the subsequent lowered volumetric loading rate. The statistical analysis revealed both ADM1 models had relatively low correlation coefficient (Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency coefficient (NSE)) of 0.31–0.38 although these were considerably improved from that without parameter calibration (NSE = −0.04). To cope with the mismatch, a lag phase sub-model was developed. The sub-model is composed of the remaining relative activity of the microorganism at which the inhibition peaked, and the half-saturation coefficient to express the specific length of lag phase. By adding the sub-model into the calibrated ADM1, NSE was significantly improved to 0.49–0.53. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jwet/21/2/21_22-134/_pdf adm1lag phasemethane fermentationph inhibitionvfa inhibition
spellingShingle Meng Sun
Xi Zhang
Bing Liu
Rajeev Goel
Mitsuharu Terashima
Hidenari Yasui
Upgrading ADM1 by Addition of Lag Phase Sub-model to Simulate Acidic Inhibition of Methanogenic Reactor
Journal of Water and Environment Technology
adm1
lag phase
methane fermentation
ph inhibition
vfa inhibition
title Upgrading ADM1 by Addition of Lag Phase Sub-model to Simulate Acidic Inhibition of Methanogenic Reactor
title_full Upgrading ADM1 by Addition of Lag Phase Sub-model to Simulate Acidic Inhibition of Methanogenic Reactor
title_fullStr Upgrading ADM1 by Addition of Lag Phase Sub-model to Simulate Acidic Inhibition of Methanogenic Reactor
title_full_unstemmed Upgrading ADM1 by Addition of Lag Phase Sub-model to Simulate Acidic Inhibition of Methanogenic Reactor
title_short Upgrading ADM1 by Addition of Lag Phase Sub-model to Simulate Acidic Inhibition of Methanogenic Reactor
title_sort upgrading adm1 by addition of lag phase sub model to simulate acidic inhibition of methanogenic reactor
topic adm1
lag phase
methane fermentation
ph inhibition
vfa inhibition
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jwet/21/2/21_22-134/_pdf
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