RT journal article T1 Improvement of the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge by co-digestion with wine vinasse and poultry manure: Effect of different hydraulic retention times A1 Sillero Moreno, Leonor María A1 Solera del Río, María del Rosario A1 Pérez García, Montserrat A2 Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente K1 Sewage sludge K1 Wine vinasse K1 Poultry manure K1 Anaerobic tridigestion K1 Hydraulic retention time K1 Biomethane AB This study arose in response to the management of different organic wastes generated locally, which cause environmental damage. These wastes could be used to obtain biogas and class A biosolids through anaerobic digestion. For this purpose, the mesophilic anaerobic tri-digestion of sewage sludge (S), wine vinasse (V) and poultry manure (PM) (49.5:49.5:1) was studied to obtain biogas in an improved way compared to bi-digestion of SV (50:50) and mono-digestion of S. Tests were carried out in anaerobic digesters, at laboratory scale, to compare the benefits at different hydraulic retention time (HRT) (20, 15, 13, 10, 8 and 6 days). From the results obtained, anaerobic tri-digestion of the waste gave the best results, with a total chemical oxygen demand (TCOD) removal efficiency of 51%, volatile solids (VS) removal efficiency of 57%, and methane yield values of 261 mLCH4/gVSadded at a HRT of 13 days. In relation to the pathogens, both co-digestion studies addressed managed to inactivate enough pathogens in the effluent to be classified as class A biosolids. This would allow considering the anaerobic tri-digestion as a promising technology, which allows valorizing organic waste, obtaining biogas and class A biosolids, moving towards a circular bioeconomy. © 2022 The Author(s) PB ELSEVIER SN 0016-2361 YR 2022 FD 2022-08 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26581 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26581 LA eng NO This study has been funded by the Project Management of agro-food waste and sludge within the framework of the circular economy: energy and fertilizer production through anaerobic codigestion in a pilot plant (P18-RT-1348) of the Andalusian Research, Development and Innovation Plan (PAIDI 2020). DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 07-nov-2026