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Ankita Shrestha
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada

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Journal article
Published: 21 May 2020 in Sustainability
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Bioplastics are gaining interest as an alternative to fossil-based plastics. In addition, biodegradable bioplastics may yield biogas after their use, giving an additional benefit. However, the biodegradability time in international norms (35 days) far exceeds processing times in anaerobic digestion facilities (21 days). As the bioplastic packaging does not indicate the actual biodegradability, it is important to understand the time required to biodegrade bioplastic if it ends up in the anaerobic digestion facility along with other organic waste. For this work, cellulose bioplastic film and polylactic acid (PLA) coffee capsules were digested anaerobically at 55 ℃ for 21 days and 35 days, which are the retention times for industrial digestors and as set by international norms, respectively. Different sizes of bioplastics were examined for this work. Bioplastic film produced more biogas than bioplastic coffee capsules. The biodegradability of bioplastic was calculated based on theoretical biogas production. With an increase in retention time, biogas production, as well as biodegradability of bioplastic, increased. The biodegradability was less than 50% at the end of 35 days for both bioplastics, suggesting that complete degradation was not achieved, and thus, the bioplastic would not be suitable for use in biogas digesters currently in use.

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Ankita Shrestha; Mieke C. A. A. van Eerten-Jansen; Bishnu Acharya. Biodegradation of Bioplastic Using Anaerobic Digestion at Retention Time as per Industrial Biogas Plant and International Norms. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4231 .

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Ankita Shrestha, Mieke C. A. A. van Eerten-Jansen, Bishnu Acharya. Biodegradation of Bioplastic Using Anaerobic Digestion at Retention Time as per Industrial Biogas Plant and International Norms. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (10):4231.

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Ankita Shrestha; Mieke C. A. A. van Eerten-Jansen; Bishnu Acharya. 2020. "Biodegradation of Bioplastic Using Anaerobic Digestion at Retention Time as per Industrial Biogas Plant and International Norms." Sustainability 12, no. 10: 4231.

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Published: 30 August 2018 in Energies
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The high moisture content of biosolid from a wastewater treatment plant limits its use for agriculture and energy applications. This limitation could be obviated by hydrothermal carbonization, which requires less energy compared to other thermochemical treatment processes, and results in stabilized solid hydrochar product. The present study examined this option by hydrothermally treating the biosolid at three temperatures (180, 200 and 220 °C) for 30 min, and at 200 °C for 15, 30 and 60 min. An increase of 50% in the heating value of the biosolid was obtained after this carbonization. A reduction in the nitrogen concentration in hydrochar was noted with an increase in phosphorus concentration, but potassium concentration remained largely unchanged. Additionally, the carbon to nitrogen ratio in the hydrochar product was higher than the biosolid that makes it suitable for agriculture applications. The chemical oxygen demand of the process water was in the range of 83,000 to 96,000 mg/L. The study thus provides insight into high-value products that can be generated by the hydrothermal carbonization of biosolids.

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Dhananjay Bhatt; Ankita Shrestha; Raj Kumar Dahal; Bishnu Acharya; Prabir Basu; Richard MacEwen. Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biosolids from Waste Water Treatment Plant. Energies 2018, 11, 2286 .

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Dhananjay Bhatt, Ankita Shrestha, Raj Kumar Dahal, Bishnu Acharya, Prabir Basu, Richard MacEwen. Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biosolids from Waste Water Treatment Plant. Energies. 2018; 11 (9):2286.

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Dhananjay Bhatt; Ankita Shrestha; Raj Kumar Dahal; Bishnu Acharya; Prabir Basu; Richard MacEwen. 2018. "Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biosolids from Waste Water Treatment Plant." Energies 11, no. 9: 2286.