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ABSTRACT. Evaluation of the COD and the C/N ratio in the anaerobic
treatment of fruit and vegetable wastes. Daily, there are generated large quantities of
fruit and vegetable wastes on wholesale fruit and vegetable markets, local orthofruit shops
and supermarkets. The excessive generation of these wastes can cause environmental
problems. So, the aim of this study was to evaluate the anaerobic biodegradation of fruit and
vegetable wastes by the COD and C/N ratio monitoring. The wastes were collected in a
central distribution market for food, shredded, blended, inoculated with sewage sludge and
characterized. The waste was characterized in terms of organic carbon, soluble and total
COD and Kjeldahl nitrogen, so it was put in an anaerobic reactor for the biological
degradation that was monitored during 300 days. The results show that during the
experiment, the degradation of the organic material wasnt possible, because of the low
COD and C/N ratio removal. Probably, this fact was caused by the physical aspect of the
waste, such as a semi-solid paste. A dilution or the addition of higher concentrations of
sewage sludge could facilitate the biodigestion process.
Keywords: treatment, fruits and vegetables, degradation, biodigestion.
Introduo
Diariamente so geradas grandes quantidades de
resduos de frutas e verduras nos atacados, feiras e
supermercados, seja no transporte ou na perda da
qualidade de material comercializvel. A gerao
excessiva desses resduos pode acarretar em danos
para o meio ambiente, tais como proliferao de
vetores, maus odores e diferentes formas de
poluio.
A alta quantidade de matria orgnica presente
no lixo urbano permite a converso desses resduos a
um estado em que possam ser manuseados e
reutilizados sem efeitos adversos ao ambiente. Esses
resduos podem ser facilmente tratados por
Acta Scientiarum. Technology
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RAO, M. S.; SINGH, S. P. Bioenergy conversion
studies of organic fraction of MSW: kinetic studies and
gas yieldorganic loading relationships for process
optimization. Bioresource Technology, v. 95, n. 2,
p. 173-185, 2004.
Sgorlon et al.
Received on September 15, 2009.
Accepted on June 9, 2010.
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