The accli
matization and perfor
mance study of lixiviation of su
gar beet pulp are carried out in upflow anaerobic fixed bed reactor in ther
mophilic ran
ge of te
mperature (55 掳C). Several hydraulic retention ti
me is conducted (11, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1.5 days). The perfor
mance study showed that Che
mical Oxy
gen De
mand re
moval efficiency is 90% for 6 days-HRT. While COD re
moval efficiency was reduced within the ran
ge of 74.3% and 59.4% in others HRT. Or
ganic loadin
g rates
greater than 10 k
g COD/
m3 d in influent, (2 days-HRT), produces a destabilization of the process due to total acidity accu
mulation in reactors althou
gh is the HRT with hi
ghest
methane production.
The results showed that an increase in OLR was directly correlated with active biomass inside reactor but not with the amount in microbial community. The bacterial concentration inside the reactor is strongly influenced by the content of microorganisms in the lixiviation of sugar beet pulp.