Hydrolytic and acidogenic performance of three-phase organic solid residue from food waste in leaching bed under micro-aeration conditions

LIU Xiaoji; LI Yinan; GU Yanfang; SHANG Siyuan; WANG Zhihua; ZHANG Yingying; LUO Juan; WANG Yongqun; XU Heng

doi:10.13205/j.hjgc.202511018

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LIU Xiaoji, LI Yinan, GU Yanfang, SHANG Siyuan, WANG Zhihua, ZHANG Yingying, LUO Juan, WANG Yongqun, XU Heng. Hydrolytic and acidogenic performance of three-phase organic solid residue from food waste in leaching bed under micro-aeration conditions[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(11): 162-170. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202511018

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LIU Xiaoji, LI Yinan, GU Yanfang, SHANG Siyuan, WANG Zhihua, ZHANG Yingying, LUO Juan, WANG Yongqun, XU Heng. Hydrolytic and acidogenic performance of three-phase organic solid residue from food waste in leaching bed under micro-aeration conditions[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(11): 162-170. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202511018

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LIU Xiaoji, LI Yinan, GU Yanfang, SHANG Siyuan, WANG Zhihua, ZHANG Yingying, LUO Juan, WANG Yongqun, XU Heng. Hydrolytic and acidogenic performance of three-phase organic solid residue from food waste in leaching bed under micro-aeration conditions[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(11): 162-170. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202511018

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Hydrolytic and acidogenic performance of three-phase organic solid residue from food waste in leaching bed under micro-aeration conditions

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202511018

1. CECEP (Feixi) WTE Co., Ltd., Hefei 231241, China;
2. School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China;
3. School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Received Date: 2025-04-07
Accepted Date: 2025-06-15
Rev Recd Date: 2025-05-25

Available Online: 2026-01-09

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Abstract

Based on the high moisture， sticky nature， and slow hydrolysis rate of three-phase organic solid residue from food waste， this study employed a leach bed reactor （LBR） with an added bulking agent and micro-aeration to perform separate hydrolysis-acidification. The results showed that in 14 days， the hydrolysis and acidification rates reached 515.6 g sCOD/kg VS and 360.4 g sCOD_SMPs/kg VS， respectively. Acetic acid and butyric acid accounted for approximately 60% to 73% of the soluble metabolic products， while the peak concentrations of ammonia nitrogen and nitrate were 1300.5 mg/L and 98.8 mg/L， respectively， with no detectable nitrite nitrogen accumulation. Microbial community analysis indicated that Firmicutes was dominant， increasing from 21% in the inoculated sludge to 98.3%， with genera such as Sporanaerobacter （26%）， Bacillus （29%）， and Ureibacillus （16%） jointly contributing to hydrolysis-acidification. Methane production tests revealed that the acidification liquid achieved a methane conversion rate of 85.1%， yielding an accumulated methane production of 298 mL CH₄/g COD（approximately 32 m³ CH₄/t solid residue）， confirming its suitability for direct methanogenesis. This study offers a new strategy for high-rate methane production from three-phase organic solid residue， with potential to enhance the existing anaerobic digestion processes of food waste.
- three-phase organic solid residue,
- micro-aeration,
- leach bed reactor （LBR）,
- hydrolysis-acidification,
- methane production

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