Assessment of Methane Production and Microbial Community Dynamics in One and Two-Stage Semi-continuous Anaerobic Systems Treating Orange Peel Waste and Crude Glycerol
Maria Teresa de Jesus Camelo Guedes·Maria Cristina de Almeida Silva·Karen Karine da Rosa Dias·Vinícius Duarte Soroka·Marcos Henrique Gomes Ribeiro·Jeverson Frazzon
Agro-industrial wastes such as orange peel waste (OPW) and crude glycerol (CG) can be used in anaerobic digestion (AD) to mitigate environmental impacts while generating methane as a renewable biofuel. Brazil produces significant amounts of these residues, highlighting the need for sustainable management strategies. This study evaluated the performance of single and two-stage anaerobic systems in the co-digestion of OPW and CG under mesophilic conditions (35–37 °C) for 60 days, with increasing o