RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Influence of pH on the performance of anaerobic piggery wastewater treatment coupled with membrane-based NH3 extraction A1 Rivera Mejía, Fanny Maritza A1 Sepúlveda Muñoz, Cristian Andrés A1 Prádanos del Pico, Pedro Lourdes A1 Hernández Giménez, Antonio A1 Palacio Martínez, Laura A1 Muñoz Torre, Raúl K1 Aguas residuales Depuración K1 Anaerobic digestion K1 Piggery wastewater K1 Biogas production K1 Digestión anaeróbica K1 Aguas residuales de pocilgas K1 Producción de biogás K1 3308.10 Tecnología de Aguas Residuales AB The influence of the pH of piggery wastewater (PWW) on both ammonia recovery and anaerobic digestion performance during PWW treatment was evaluated in a continuous stirred tank reactor coupled with a membrane-based extraction module. The anaerobic digester was operated at a hydraulic retention time of 20 days at 37 °C, while the flat sheet PTFE membrane module operated continuously at liquid recirculation rates of 250 mL min−1. The membrane module was able to gradually decrease the total ammoniacal concentration from 1.27 ± 0.01 to 0.62 ± 0.01 g L−1 after 360 days of operation. Membrane-based NH3 extraction induced a CH4 yield increase of 1.3-fold. Moreover, COD and VS removal efficiencies increased up to 1.2-fold and 1.5-fold, respectively, along with the increase in PWW pH from 7.5 to 12. Total VFAs removal efficiencies were higher at a PWW pH of 9. PB Elsevier SN 2214-7144 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63607 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63607 LA eng NO Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023, Vol. 55, 104226 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 28-jun-2024