Transformation of organic matters in fresh leachate during anaerobicdegradation under long hydraulic retention time
XU Suyun , HE Pinjing , LU Fan , LI Min , SHAO Liming
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Received November 25, 2008,Revised March 24, 2009, Accepted , Available online
Volume 21,2009,Pages 1302-1308
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This study investigated the biodegradability of fresh leachate from a young municipal solid waste landfill at the inoculum to substrate
ratios (V/V) of 10/100, 25/100, 50/100 and 100/100, as well as the transformation of organic matters in leachate under prolonged
hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 50 d. Fresh leachate showed a good biodegradability, with chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal
e ciency as high as 87%–92% and cumulative methane yield close to theoretical value (0.35 L CH4/g CODdeg). Methane production
and COD depletion presented biphasic characteristics associated with the successive utilization of two major intermediates, acetate and
propionate. The biphasic degradation of fresh leachate was resulted from the di erent hydrolysis rates of diverse substrates and the
changes in microorganism community structure. After 50 d, the e uents were dominated by high-MW organic compounds (MW > 10
kDa) at each inoculum ratio, which might be refractory compounds released from cell lyses.
