Co-digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and industrial organic solid waste

Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah-711 103,
West Bengal, India
E-mail: penaganti.praveen@gmail.com
Manuscript received online 11 December 2020, accepted 31 December 2020

Co-digestion is a technique increasingly used for the concomitant treatment of various liquid and solid organic wastes. In
anaerobic co-digestion, organic solid wastes from industries like food, paper and pulp, slaughterhouse etc. are mixed with
the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) to facilitate high rate of stabilization. The objective of mixing various
substrates in this process is to control C:N ratio by adjusting the proportion of biodegradable substrates. The present paper
explored the scope of co-digestion of OFMSW with various industrial wastes. It has been found that there is high potential
and benefits of co-digestion towards smooth stabilization of industrial solid wastes. Many studies in this area have resulted
in more balanced and nutrient-assorted substrate that improves the production of biogas for the composite OFMSW-industrial
waste mix.