Effects of Total Solid Content on Anaerobic Fermentation Performance and Biogas Productivity of Tail Vegetables
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Characteristics of Tail Vegetables and Inoculum
2.2. Anaerobic Fermentation Experimental Design and Apparatus
2.3. Determination and Methodology of Liquid Phase
2.4. Determination and Methodology of Gas Phase
2.5. Kinetic Characteristics of Methane Production
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characteristics of Raw Materials and Inoculants
3.2. The Effect of TS Content on Biogas Production Performance
3.3. The Performances of Cumulative Methane Production under Different TS Content Treatments
3.4. The Variation in Acetic Acid and VFAs in Tail Vegetables Anaerobic Fermentation
3.5. The Differences in Acidogenic Types in Tail Vegetables’ Anaerobic Fermentation
3.6. The Characteristics of pH, VFA/ALK, and TAN in the Fermentation Broth
3.7. Economic and Environmental Analysis of Rotten Vegetable Methane Source
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Vegetable Residues | Inoculum |
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TS (%) | 16.1 ± 0.3 | 42.7 ± 0.3 |
VS (%) | 10.9 ± 0.3 | 10.8 ± 0.3 |
TC (%) | 41.3 ± 1.2 | 24.4 ± 0.3 |
TN (%) | 2.1 ± 0.1 | 1.9 ± 0.0 |
pH | 6.5 ± 0.1 | 7.9 ± 0.1 |
C/N Ratio | 19.7 ± 0.5 | 13.2 ± 0.5 |
Cellulose (%) | 28.3 ± 1.4 | 12.5 ± 1.6 |
Hemicellulose (%) | 26.4 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.3 |
Lignin (%) | 11.4 ± 1.3 | 7.8 ± 1.0 |
Treatment | Vegetable Residues (g) | Inoculum (g) | Water (g) | TS Content (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wet-AF | 6% | 295 | 175 | 1530 | 6 |
8% | 395 | 235 | 1370 | 8 | |
10% | 495 | 294 | 1211 | 10 | |
Semi-AF | 12% | 570 | 339 | 1091 | 12 |
15% | 740 | 440 | 820 | 15 | |
18% | 890 | 529 | 581 | 18 | |
Dry-AF | 20% | 985 | 585 | 430 | 20 |
22% | 1085 | 645 | 270 | 22 | |
25% | 1235 | 734 | 31 | 25 |
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Yao, L.; Wang, Y.; Li, R.; Fu, L.; Liu, Z.; Gao, X. Effects of Total Solid Content on Anaerobic Fermentation Performance and Biogas Productivity of Tail Vegetables. Fermentation 2024, 10, 437. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation10080437
Yao L, Wang Y, Li R, Fu L, Liu Z, Gao X. Effects of Total Solid Content on Anaerobic Fermentation Performance and Biogas Productivity of Tail Vegetables. Fermentation. 2024; 10(8):437. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation10080437
Chicago/Turabian StyleYao, Li, Yanqin Wang, Ran Li, Longyun Fu, Zhaodong Liu, and Xinhao Gao. 2024. "Effects of Total Solid Content on Anaerobic Fermentation Performance and Biogas Productivity of Tail Vegetables" Fermentation 10, no. 8: 437. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation10080437