The invention discloses a method for strengthening directional synthesis of medium-chain
fatty acid from kitchen waste, and belongs to the technical field of
resource utilization of organic waste. The method comprises the following steps: pretreating the kitchen waste to prepare
slurry with the total
solid concentration of 10-20%; then respectively carrying out
ethanol synthesis and short-chain
fatty acid synthesis to obtain
ethanol fermentation liquor and SCFAs
fermentation liquor; and finally, centrifugally filtering the
ethanol fermentation liquor or the
ethanol fermentation liquor and the SCFAs fermentation liquor, mixing to form mixed fermentation liquor, inoculating chain extension
sludge, adding 0.1-0.1% (v / v) of
chloroform, adding a fermentation culture medium and trace elements, and carrying out anaerobic fermentation to generate medium-chain
fatty acid. According to the method, only the kitchen waste
slurry is used as a
raw material, directional fermentation is realized by accurately regulating and controlling parameters of each stage, an
electron donor, an
electron acceptor and an auxiliary strengthening technology are not needed, and the production cost is reduced. Competitive microorganisms such as methanogens, acetogens and the like can be synchronously inhibited by adding
chloroform, chain extension function microorganisms are not influenced, and the yield and purity of MCFAs are effectively improved.