Ali, A., Gharib, F., Merawy, I., Onyeaka, H., Al-Sharify, Z. (2024). Testing the ability of water hyacinth for wastewater treatment and methane biogas production. , 17(3), 282-292. doi: 10.30772/qjes.2024.148690.1196
Ahmed Hasoon Ali; Faiza E. Gharib; Ihsan Alauldden Merawy; Helen N. Onyeaka; Zainab T. Al-Sharify. "Testing the ability of water hyacinth for wastewater treatment and methane biogas production". , 17, 3, 2024, 282-292. doi: 10.30772/qjes.2024.148690.1196
Ali, A., Gharib, F., Merawy, I., Onyeaka, H., Al-Sharify, Z. (2024). 'Testing the ability of water hyacinth for wastewater treatment and methane biogas production', , 17(3), pp. 282-292. doi: 10.30772/qjes.2024.148690.1196
Ali, A., Gharib, F., Merawy, I., Onyeaka, H., Al-Sharify, Z. Testing the ability of water hyacinth for wastewater treatment and methane biogas production. , 2024; 17(3): 282-292. doi: 10.30772/qjes.2024.148690.1196

Testing the ability of water hyacinth for wastewater treatment and methane biogas production

Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences
Article 10, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2024, Pages 282-292    PDF (1.73 M)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.30772/qjes.2024.148690.1196
Authors
Ahmed Hasoon Ali1; Faiza E. Gharib2; Ihsan Alauldden Merawy* 3; Helen N. Onyeaka4; Zainab T. Al-Sharify4, 5, 6
1Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Iraq.
2Nursing College, Al-Esraa University College, Iraq.
3The Ministry of Oil, Karbala Refinery, Iraq.
4School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
5Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Al-Mustansiriya, P.O. Box 14150, Baghdad, Iraq
6Pharmacy Department, Al Hikma University, Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract
This study aims to assess the potential of water hyacinth (WH) in treating wastewater and its viability for co-digestion with municipal solid waste to achieve zero waste treatment by generating methane biogas. A batch flow reactor treated wastewater, evaluating nine parameters (NO3, PO4, BOD5, Turbidity, Chromium, Cadmium, Lead, Calcium, and Magnesium). The highest removal efficiencies were observed for NO3 (94.13%), PO4 (75.85%), BOD5 (100%), Turbidity (93.86%), Chromium (94.3%), Cadmium (94.93%), Lead (91.33%), Calcium (41.42%), and Magnesium (43.13%). The pH ranged from 7.82 to 7.44. Methane biogas production was examined using anaerobic digesters with varying ratios of carbon-based waste and WH, along with pH, temperature, and total solid content variations. The optimal methane biogas production ratio was found to be 1:3 for WH and solid waste at 35°C, 10% total solids, and a pH of 7.5, resulting in the highest cumulative methane generation of 1039.80 mL/gm vs. The Gompertz model accurately described methane biogas generation with a yield of 1083.088 mL/gm vs., supported by a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.999. The kinetics of the biodegradation process were evaluated using a first-order kinetic model. The negative value of k (-0.2364) suggests a rapid solid waste biodegradation, with a high correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.9971. Numerous correlations were employed to enhance the production of methane, yielding a correlation coefficient of 91.36%.
Keywords
Multiple correlations; The cumulative methane biogas; Water hyacinth; Wastewater treatment; Anaerobic digesters; Solid waste; Modified Gompertz equation
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