The major advantages of aerobic digestion over anaerobic digestion are:
Advantages:
- Volatile solids reduction meets or exceeds that of anaerobic digestion.
- The stabilized sludge is free of offensive odor and an excellent fertilizer.
- Supernatant BOD concentrations are lower than that of anaerobic digestion.
- Operation is relatively easy.
The major disadvantage of aerobic digestion is the cost of supplying oxygen to [....]