Deciphering the impacts of multi-source materials on semi-continuous anaerobic digestion of food waste: performance enhancement and mechanism analysis

Key Points

• Performance enhancement observed in anaerobic digestion when utilizing diverse material sources, showing significant improvements in breakdown efficiency.
• Key metric indicates a marked increase in biogas production, achieving over 20% improvement in yield within six weeks of the assessment.
• Analysis utilizing semi-continuous anaerobic digestion methods demonstrated effective use of various materials, facilitating a deeper understanding of digestion processes.
• Findings highlight the need for optimized material sourcing in waste management strategies to improve resource recovery from food waste.