Resumen de Performance of the thermophilic anaerobic reactor in the start-up and adaptation phases treating the cane alcohol distillery wastewater
Maria Magdalena Ferreira Ribas, Luis Hamilton Pospissil Garbossa, Eugenio Foresti
An alternative treatment strategy for cane vinasse was investigated in an anaerobic sequencing batch biofilm reactor (ASBBR). The operational mobility of this system is the greatest advantage for application in the cattle ranching and agricultural activities. The reactor was operated with mechanical agitation (300-rpm) at 55 oC and with initial operational cycles adjusted for each phase. The results of the adaptation phase showed that after the addition of minerals and bicarbonate (31st cycle), the mesophylic poultry slaughterhouse sludge can be used as inoculum for the anaerobic reactor for thermophylic conditions.
