Modeling of Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Sludge Waste using Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1)

Abstract

Anaerobic digestion model no. 1 (ADM1) model of international water association was applied to a lab-scale thermophilic anaerobic digestion process for the treatment of activated sludge wastes originating from a municipal wastewater treatment plant. The aim of the present study is to compare the results obtained from the simulation with the experimental values. The simulated results showed a good fit for cumulative produced methane gas volume and the concentration profile of total volatile fatty acids (VFAs).