The Effect of Detoxification of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Enhanced Methane Production
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Substrate and Inoculum
2.2. Chemical and Enzymatic Sequential Pretreatments
2.2.1. Alkaline Thermo-Chemical Pretreatment
2.2.2. Enzymatic Hydrolysis
2.2.3. Detoxification
2.3. Anaerobic Digestion
2.4. Reactor
2.5. Analytical Methods
2.5.1. Total Solids (TS), Volatile Solids (VS), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
2.5.2. Chemical Composition
2.5.3. Composition of the Biogas Produced
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Chemical Composition
3.2. Characteristics of AD
3.2.1. Methane Production
3.2.2. Variation of VFA and pH
3.3. Mass Balance
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Corn Straw | Rye Straw | Inoculum |
---|---|---|---|
TS (%) | 92.1 ± 1.8 | 91.9 ± 0.9 | 6.0 ± 0.1 |
VS (%) | 93.8 ± 1.3 | 92.7 ± 1.8 | 72.5 ± 1.1 |
Ash (%) | 6.2 ± 0.1 | 7.3 ± 0.1 | 27.5 ± 0.3 |
Crude fibre (%) | 38.71 ± 1.51 | 40.41 ± 2.13 | n.d. |
Chemical Composition (TS%) | Corn Straw | Rye Straw | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Raw | Treated | Raw | Treated | |
Crude fibre | 38.71 c ± 1.51 | 12.33 a ± 0.30 | 40.41 c ± 2.13 | 15.87 b ± 0.18 |
NDF | 59.52 b ± 5.10 | 18.44 a ± 0.46 | 71.58 c ± 1.42 | 25.09 a ± 0.29 |
ADF | 14.11 b ± 0.92 | 8.67 a ± 0.96 | 50.86 d ± 0.32 | 18.57 c ± 0.25 |
ADL | 2.31 b ± 0.08 | 1.30 a ± 0.02 | 7.41 d ± 0.08 | 3.15 c ± 0.02 |
Cellulose | 11.80 b ± 0.86 | 7.37 a ± 0.96 | 43.45 d ± 0.40 | 15.42 c ± 0.17 |
Hemicellulose | 45.40 c ± 4.87 | 9.77 a ± 1.37 | 20.72 b ± 2.05 | 6.52 a ± 0.08 |
Total lignin | 2.31 b ± 0.08 | 1.30 a ± 0.02 | 7.41 d ± 0.08 | 3.15 c ± 0.02 |
Other (ash + extractives) | 40.49 b ± 5.18 | 81.56 c ± 4.25 | 28.42 a ± 2.14 | 78.06 c ± 5.07 |
YD * | - | 70.03 ± 2.51 | - | 65.81 ± 3.19 |
Raw Material | TS (g/L) | pH | COD (g O2/L) | Tsu (g/L) | VFA (mg/L) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corn Straw treated | 102.9 ± 9.8 | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 59.21 ± 7.1 | 33.5 ± 5.8 | 327.3 ± 26.8 |
Rye Straw treated | 107.2 ± 13.1 | 5.2 ± 0.0 | 63.64 ± 11.2 | 29.6 ± 5.8 | 338.9 ± 19.7 |
Variants | CH4 Yield (L/L) | CH4 Yield (m3/kg VS) | DOSD (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Corn Straw (d) | 18.86 ± 0.91 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 62.59 ± 3.72 |
Corn Straw (wd) | 14.80 ± 1.47 | 0.24 ± 0.02 | 59.73 ± 2.64 |
Rye Straw (d) | 17.69 ± 1.07 | 0.29 ± 0.01 | 62.09 ± 2.88 |
Rye Straw (wd) | 13.68 ± 0.31 | 0.25 ± 0.03 | 58.40 ± 2.17 |
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Kotarska, K.; Dziemianowicz, W.; Świerczyńska, A. The Effect of Detoxification of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Enhanced Methane Production. Energies 2021, 14, 5650. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185650
Kotarska K, Dziemianowicz W, Świerczyńska A. The Effect of Detoxification of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Enhanced Methane Production. Energies. 2021; 14(18):5650. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185650
Chicago/Turabian StyleKotarska, Katarzyna, Wojciech Dziemianowicz, and Anna Świerczyńska. 2021. "The Effect of Detoxification of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Enhanced Methane Production" Energies 14, no. 18: 5650. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185650