Abstract
The significance of Calorie/Water (C/W) ratio was investigated in the treatment of highly concentrated organic wastes by the Thermophilic Oxic Process (TOP). Shochu processing wastewater was used in this study. When C/W ratio was 2.18, most of carbon in influent was converted to CO2 and all water was evaporated. Organic matter was not completely converted to carbon dioxide (CO2) when the C/W ratio was less than 1.85. It is because that the biological activity was low due to the increase of moisture. The mixture in the reactor was dried when C/W ratio was 4.13 because excess energy was provied. Considering these results, it is concluded that the optimum C/W ratio is 2.18. The thermophilic oxic process is included in the high energy combustion, in other word this process was defined as “Biocombustion”.
