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Qu Y, Miao X, Chen S, Qin N, Li J, Che Y, Luo L, Sun Y. Novel insights into the mechanism of dynamic changes in microstructure and physicochemical properties of corn straw pretreated by ball milling and feasibility analysis of anaerobic digestion. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 945:173943. [PMID: 38880129 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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In this study, the effects of Ball milling (BM) pretreatment (0-240 min) on the microstructure, physicochemical properties and subsequent methanogenesis performance of corn straw (CS) were explored, and the feasibility analysis was carried out. The results showed that BM pretreatment destroyed the dense structure of the CS, and the particle size was significantly reduced (D50: 13.85 μm), transforming it into a cell-scale granular form. The number of mesopores increased, the pore volume (PV) (0.032 cm3/g) and specific surface area (SSA) (4.738 m2/g) considerably increased, and the water-absorbent property was improved. The crystalline order of cellulose was disrupted and the crystallinity (CrI) (8.61 %) and crystal size (CrS) (3.37) were remarkably reduced. The cross-links between lignocelluloses were broken, and the relative content and functional groups did not alter obviously. The bulk density (BD), repose angle (RA) and slip angle (SA) dramatically increased. As a result, CS was more readily accessible, attached and utilized by microorganisms and enzymes, causing the hydrolysis and acidification of AD to be greatly facilitated. Compared with the untreated group, the cumulative methane production (CMP) increased by 35.83 %-101.97 %, and the lag phase time (λ) was shortened by 33.04 %-71.17 %. The results of redundancy analysis, Pearson analysis and Mantel test showed that BM pretreatment affects the process of AD by changing the physicochemical factors of CS. The normalization analysis showed that particle size (D90) and BD can be used as direct indicators to evaluate the performance of AD and predict the threshold of biodegradation of CS. Energy analysis and energy conversion assessment showed that BM is a green and efficient AD pretreatment strategy. This result provides a theoretical basis for the industrial application of BM pretreatment towards more energy-efficient and sustainable development.
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- Youpei Qu
- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China.
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China.
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Singh P, Dogra P, Kalamdhad AS. Effects of pelletization on biomethane production from wheat straw. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024:1-12. [PMID: 38801058 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2359095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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The high lignin content and low bulk density of wheat straw pose challenges for biogas production. To overcome these hurdles, pretreatment and biomass pelletization have emerged as viable options. Thus, this research aims to reduce the recalcitrant nature of WS by employing various thermal pretreatment techniques and identifying the optimum parameters (temperature and time). To prepare pellets, a mixture comprising wheat straw (subjected to the best pretreatment) and cow manure pellets (WCP) at varying substrate and binder (Svs/Bvs) ratios ranging from 0.5 to 2.5 were used. Parameters such as density, water absorption, and drop shattering were evaluated to evaluate the physical characteristics of produced WCP. Additionally, the biomethane yield test of WCP (exhibiting the most favourable physical characteristics) was performed with various total solids (TS) concentrations from 4 to 12%. The WS demonstrated the highest sCOD solubilisation of 9066 mg/L when subjected to a hot air oven pretreatment (90 min at 110°C). The physical qualities of WCP were found to be dependent on the Svs/Bvs ratio (with the optimal ratio being 2.0). It was also observed that a TS content of 6% yielded the highest biomethane production (253.85 mL/g-VSconsumed). In summary, this study's conclusion waves the path of management of wheat straw and cow dung while simultaneously generating bioenergy.
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- Prakash Singh
- School of Agro and Rural Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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Zaki M, Rowles LS, Adjeroh DA, Orner KD. A Critical Review of Data Science Applications in Resource Recovery and Carbon Capture from Organic Waste. ACS ES&T ENGINEERING 2023; 3:1424-1467. [PMID: 37854077 PMCID: PMC10580293 DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.3c00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Municipal and agricultural organic waste can be treated to recover energy, nutrients, and carbon through resource recovery and carbon capture (RRCC) technologies such as anaerobic digestion, struvite precipitation, and pyrolysis. Data science could benefit such technologies by improving their efficiency through data-driven process modeling along with reducing environmental and economic burdens via life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA), respectively. We critically reviewed 616 peer-reviewed articles on the use of data science in RRCC published during 2002-2022. Although applications of machine learning (ML) methods have drastically increased over time for modeling RRCC technologies, the reviewed studies exhibited significant knowledge gaps at various model development stages. In terms of sustainability, an increasing number of studies included LCA with TEA to quantify both environmental and economic impacts of RRCC. Integration of ML methods with LCA and TEA has the potential to cost-effectively investigate the trade-off between efficiency and sustainability of RRCC, although the literature lacked such integration of techniques. Therefore, we propose an integrated data science framework to inform efficient and sustainable RRCC from organic waste based on the review. Overall, the findings from this review can inform practitioners about the effective utilization of various data science methods for real-world implementation of RRCC technologies.
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- Mohammed
T. Zaki
- Wadsworth
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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- Department
of Civil Engineering and Construction, Georgia
Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia 30458, United States
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- Lane
Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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- Wadsworth
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
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Zhu YX, Zhang X, Yang WC, Li JF. Enhancement of Biomass Conservation and Bioethanol Production of Sweet Sorghum Silage by Constructing Synergistic Microbial Consortia. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0365922. [PMID: 36645314 PMCID: PMC9927380 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03659-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The efficient storage of materials before bioethanol production could be key to improving pretreatment protocol and facilitating biodegradation, in turn improving the cost-effectiveness of biomass utilization. Biological inoculants were investigated for their effects on ensiling performance, biodegradability of silage materials, and final bioethanol yield from sweet sorghum. Two cellulolytic microbial consortia (CF and PY) were used to inoculate silages of sweet sorghum, with and without combined lactic acid bacteria (Xa), for up to 60 days of ensiling. We found that the consortia notably decreased pH and ammonia nitrogen content while increasing lactic acid/acetic acid ratios. The microbes also functioned in synergy with Xa, significantly reducing lignocellulose content and improving biomass preservation. First-order exponential decay models captured the kinetics of nonstructural carbohydrates and suggested high water-soluble carbohydrate (grams per kilogram dry matter [DM]) preservation potential in PY-Xa (33.48), followed by CF-Xa (30.51). Combined addition efficiently improved enzymatic hydrolysis and enhanced bioethanol yield, and sweet sorghum treated with PY-Xa had the highest ethanol yield (28.42 g L-1). Thus, combined bioaugmentation of synergistic microbes provides an effective method of improving biomass preservation and bioethanol production from sweet sorghum silages. IMPORTANCE Ensiling is an effective storage approach to ensure stable year-round supply for downstream biofuel production; it offers combined facilities of storage and pretreatment. There are challenges in ensiling sweet sorghum due to its coarse structure and high fiber content. This study provides a meaningful evaluation of the effects of adding microbial consortia, with and without lactic acid bacteria, on changes in key properties of sweet sorghum. This study highlighted the bioaugmented ensiling using cellulolytic synergistic microbes to outline a cost-effective strategy to store and pretreat sweet sorghum for bioethanol production.
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- Yu-Xi Zhu
- College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Ji JL, Chen F, Liu S, Yang Y, Hou C, Wang YZ. Co-production of biogas and humic acid using rice straw and pig manure as substrates through solid-state anaerobic fermentation and subsequent aerobic composting. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 320:115860. [PMID: 35961141 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Compared with wet anaerobic digestion, solid-state fermentation possesses many merits such as low water consumption, high biogas yield and low processing cost. In this work, co-producing biogas and humic acid (HA) by two-step solid-state fermentation was innovatively investigated using rice straw and pig manure as materials. The result indicates that C/N ratio, straw particle size, and total solid content (TS%) caused significant effects on the solid-state fermentation process. At the first step for anaerobic biogas fermentation, the optimal fermentation conditions included C/N ratio of 27.5, straw particle size of 0.85 mm and TS% of 25%. The maximal biogas productivity and methane content were up to 0.43 m3/(m3·d) and 64.88%, respectively. This means that biogas production was significantly improved by adjusting C/N ratio during the co-fermentation of rice straw and pig manure. Following, the digested residue was aerobically composted for HA biosynthesis to improve the fertilizer efficiency of the fermented substrate. The optimal aeration rate of 0.75 L/min was obtained, and the volatile solid (VS) degradation rate, HA content, and the germination index (GI) value were up to 19.16%, 100.89 mg/g, and 103.07%, respectively, which indicates that HA biosynthesis and compost maturity were significantly enhanced. Therefore, the co-production of biogas and HA using rice straw and pig manure as fermentation materials was achieved by adopting the two-step solid-state fermentation, and the bioconversion efficiencies of livestock manure and straw were significantly improved.
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- Jie-Li Ji
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China.
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Nagarajan S, Ranade VV. Pretreatment of milled and unchopped sugarcane bagasse with vortex based hydrodynamic cavitation for enhanced biogas production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 361:127663. [PMID: 35872276 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion can potentially valorise sugarcane bagasse to biogas and fertiliser. Pretreatment is however required to overcome recalcitrance and enhance the biogas yields. Literature reporting the investigation of various biomass pretreatments often use milled biomass as substrate rather than as-received fibrous biomass. This does not establish the true influence of the pretreatment type on biogas generation. Additionally, milling energy is also ignored when calculating net energy gains from enhanced biogas yields and are thus misleading. In this work, a vortex-based hydrodynamic cavitation device was used to enhance the biomethane yields from fibrous as-received biomass for the first time. Clear justification on why milled biomass must not be used as substrates for demonstrating the effect of pretreatment on biogas production is also discussed. The net energy gain from milled hydrodynamic cavitation pre-treated bagasse can be similar to as-received bagasse only when the specific milling energy is ≤700 kWh/ton.
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- Sanjay Nagarajan
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Queens University Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK; Sustainable Environment Research Centre, University of South Wales, CF37 4BB, UK
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Queens University Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK; Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, V94T9PX, Ireland.
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Rahmani AM, Tyagi VK, Ahmed B, Kazmi AA, Ojha CSP, Singh R. Critical insights into anaerobic co-digestion of wheat straw with food waste and cattle manure: Synergistic effects on biogas yield and kinetic modeling. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 212:113382. [PMID: 35568237 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this study, four batch assays were performed to ensure the synergic effects of co-digestion and find out the best inoculums to substrate ratio (ISR), carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N), and total solid (TS) percentage in sequence. The co-digestion of three feedstocks had a 20% higher biogas yield (416 mL/gVS added) than mono-digestion with 21% volatile solids (VS) degradation. The ISR of 2 leads to the highest biogas yield (431 mL/gVS added) and VS removal (30.3%) over other ISRs (0.5, 1.0, 2.5) studied. The lower ISR (<2) tended to have lower pH due to insufficient anaerobes inside the digester. The C:N 35 (with ISR 2) yielded 17.4% higher biogas (443.5 mL/gVS added) than mono-digestion and was the highest among the C:N ratios studied with 36.6% VS removal. The VFA, alkalinity, and pH in C:N 35 assay were more stable than in other C:N assays. In the fourth batch assay, varying TS% (5, 7.5, 10, 12.5) were used with optimized ISR (2) and C:N (35). Higher TS% (10 and 12.5) had some lag phase but later achieved higher biogas production. The 12.5% TS assay achieved 80% higher biogas yield (679 mL/gVS added) over mono-digestion, i.e., highest among the TS% studied, with 48% VS removal. In conclusion, co-digestion of mixed feedstocks with ISR 2, C:N 35, and TS 12.5% could degrade almost half of the substrate available for biodegradation. Further biodegradation may require pretreatment of the recalcitrant WS. Modified Gompertz, first-order, transference, and logistic models were used for kinetic study and curve fitting of experimental data. For the optimized batch assays, the estimated specific rate constants were 0.08, 0.12, 0.083, and 0.084. The data fits well in all the models, with the coefficient of discrimination (R2) ranging from 0.882 to 0.999.
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- Ali Mohammad Rahmani
- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 247667, India; Water and Environmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Kandahar University, Afghanistan
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- Enironmental Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, 247667, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 247667, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 247667, India
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- Enironmental Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, 247667, India
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Cui X, Yang Y, Zhang M, Jiao F, Gan T, Lin Z, Huang Y, Wang H, Liu S, Bao L, Su C, Qian Y. Optimized Ensiling Conditions and Microbial Community in Mulberry Leaves Silage With Inoculants. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:813363. [PMID: 35722340 PMCID: PMC9201477 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.813363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Mulberry leaves (ML) are a promising alternative fodder source due to their high protein content and the abundance of active components. A test of three inoculants in various combinations revealed that high-quality ML silage was produced at an inoculum ratio of 1:1:0 (50% Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 50% Lactobacillus plantarum, and 0% Bacillus subtilis). Using dry matter (DM) loss, pH, ammonia-N and amino acid contents, total antioxidant activity, and total flavonoids content to evaluate silage quality, this inoculant mixture was shown to produce high-quality silage within a range of inoculum size (5–15%), moisture contents (50–67%), ensiling temperatures (27–30°C), and ensiling duration (14–30 days). A third trial comparing silages produced after 30 days at 28°C and 50% moisture content revealed that silage E, prepared using an L. plantarum inoculant alone, displayed the lowest DM loss and pH, and low bacterial diversity, and it was dominated by Lactobacillus (88.6%), with low abundance of Enterobacter (6.17%). In contrast, silage B5, prepared with equal ratios of L. plantarum and S. cerevisiae, was dominated by Enterococcus (67.16%) and Lactobacillus (26.94%), with less marked yeast persistence, and reducing the DM content from 50 to 40% altered these relative abundances to 5.47 and 60.61, respectively. Control silages produced without an inoculant had the highest pH and ammonia-N content (indicative of poor quality), had the lowest antioxidant activity, had higher bacterial diversity, and were dominated by Carnobacterium (74.28%) and Enterococcus (17.3%). In summary, ensiling of ML conditions with proper inoculants yielded high-quality silage with a favorable microbial community composition.
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- Xiaopeng Cui
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Response Surface Methods to Optimise Milling Parameters for Spirit Alcohol Production from Irish Wheat Grain. Foods 2022; 11:foods11081163. [PMID: 35454750 PMCID: PMC9029875 DOI: 10.3390/foods11081163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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To standardise research activity and determine alcohol yield from native Irish hard wheat grain, a benchmark approach that reflects Irish industry norms is required. The goal of this study was to optimise milling parameters, grain particle size, and grain to liquid ratio towards developing a standard process. Hard wheat (Triticum avestivum cv. Costello) was used in this study. Experiments utilised a response surface method approach. When both 30 and 35 g of flour were used at a particle size of 0.2 mm, alcohol yield was >350 L of alcohol per tonne of grain (LA/tonne), but with a particle size of 0.65 and 1.1 mm, alcohol yield decreased to between 250 and 300 LA/tonne. It was noted that, during response surface study, >300 LA/tonne was achieved when grain amounts were >25 g, at a particle size of 0.2 mm; therefore, a follow-up experiment was conducted to determine whether there was a significant difference in grain amounts ranging from 25 to 35 g. During this experiment, no significant difference in alcohol yield was observed between 30 and 35 g of grain. Because there were no significant differences, the ideal milling parameters for alcohol yield were determined to be 30 g of flour with a particle size of 0.2 mm, achieving 389.5 LA/tonne. This study concludes that hard wheat can successfully be used for alcohol production, achieving >380 LA/tonne, when a milling size of 0.2 mm and more than 30 g of grain are used, and as such presents an opportunity for its increased use in Irish distilleries.
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Effect of Novel Aspergillus and Neurospora species-Based Additive on Ensiling Parameters and Biomethane Potential of Sugar Beet Leaves. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12052684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Research on additives that improve the quality of silages for an enhanced and sustainable biogas production are limited in the literature. Frequently used additives such as lactic acid bacteria enhance the quality of silages but have no significant effect on biogas yield. This study investigated the effect of a new enzymatic additive on the quality of ensiling and BMP of sugar beet leaves. Sugar beet leaves were ensiled with and without the additive (Aspergillus- and Neurospora-based additive) in ratios of 50:1 (A50:1), 150:1 (B150:1), and 500:1 (C500:1) (gsubstrate/gadditive) for 370 days at ambient temperature. Results showed that silages with additive had lower yeast activity and increased biodegradability compared to silages without additive (control). The additive increased the BMP by 45.35%, 24.23%, and 21.69% in silages A50:1, B150:1, and C500:1 respectively, compared to silages without additive (control). Although the novel enzyme is in its early stage, the results indicate that it has a potential for practical application at an additive to substrate ratio (g/g) of 1:50. The use of sugar beet leaves and the novel enzyme for biogas production forms part of the circular economy since it involves the use of wastes for clean energy production.
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Arthur R, Antonczyk S, Off S, Scherer PA. Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Wheat Straw in a CSTR System with 'Synthetic Manure': Impact of Nickel and Tungsten on Methane Yields, Cell Count, and Microbiome. Bioengineering (Basel) 2022; 9:bioengineering9010013. [PMID: 35049722 PMCID: PMC8772805 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9010013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lignocellulosic residues, such as straw, are currently considered as candidates for biogas production. Therefore, straw fermentations were performed to quantitatively estimate methane yields and cell counts, as well as to qualitatively determine the microbiome. Six fully automated, continuously stirred biogas reactors were used: three mesophilic (41 °C) and three thermophilic (58 °C). They were fed every 8 h with milled wheat straw suspension in a defined, buffered salt solution, called 'synthetic manure'. Total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry analyses showed nickel and tungsten deficiency in the straw suspension. Supplementation of nickel and subsequently tungsten, or with an increasing combined dosage of both elements, resulted in a final concentration of approximately 0.1 mg/L active, dissolved tungsten ions, which caused an increase of the specific methane production, up to 63% under mesophilic and 31% under thermophilic conditions. That is the same optimal range for pure cultures of methanogens or bacteria found in literature. A simultaneous decrease of volatile fatty acids occurred. The Ni/W effect occurred with all three organic loading rates, being 4.5, 7.5, and 9.0 g volatile solids per litre and day, with a concomitant hydraulic retention time of 18, 10, or 8 days, respectively. A maximum specific methane production of 0.254 m3 CH4, under standard temperature and pressure per kg volatile solids (almost 90% degradation), was obtained. After the final supplementation of tungsten, the cell counts of methanogens increased by 300%, while the total microbial cell counts increased by only 3-62%. The mesophilic methanogenic microflora was shifted from the acetotrophic Methanosaeta to the hydrogenotrophic Methanoculleus (85%) by tungsten, whereas the H2-CO2-converter, Methanothermobacter, always dominated in the thermophilic fermenters.
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- Richard Arthur
- Energy Systems Engineering Department, Koforidua Technical University, Koforidua P.O. Box KF 981, Ghana;
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- Research Center for Biomass Utilization, Faculty Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW), 20099 Hamburg, Germany; (S.A.); (S.O.)
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- Research Center for Biomass Utilization, Faculty Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW), 20099 Hamburg, Germany; (S.A.); (S.O.)
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- Research Center for Biomass Utilization, Faculty Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW), 20099 Hamburg, Germany; (S.A.); (S.O.)
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Sun H, Cui X, Li R, Guo J, Dong R. Ensiling process for efficient biogas production from lignocellulosic substrates: Methods, mechanisms, and measures. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 342:125928. [PMID: 34537529 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ensiling has been developed as mainstream technologies to preserve lignocellulose biomass for biogas production. However, the lack of general evaluation methods and process mechanism research hinders the understanding of its effectiveness. In this context, we reviewed existing studies and proposed some key considerations: (1) For assessing the ensiling process, determined dry matter contents should be corrected according to the volatilization loss in oven-drying method to obtain accurate storage loss and methane yield; (2) For comprehensive assessments, the trade-off between storage loss and enhanced biomethane yield should be evaluated from the entire-chain process; (3) The mechanism to enhance methane yield is primarily attributed to increased lignocellulosic biodigestibility through acid-based hydrolysis and biological degradation during ensiling; (4) Measures including co-storage, increasing buffering capacity, adjusting carbon/nitrogen ratio, and additives can be adopted to increase biogas production. The proposed methods, mechanisms, and measures (3Ms) could help initiate the specific quality criteria of biogas-oriented silages.
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- Hui Sun
- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, PR China
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China; Yantai Institute, China Agricultural University, Yantai 264032, Shandong, PR China
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Estimating the Methane Potential of Energy Crops: An Overview on Types of Data Sources and Their Limitations. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9091565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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As the anaerobic digestion of energy crops and crop residues becomes more widely applied for bioenergy production, planners and operators of biogas plants, and farmers who consider growing such crops, have a need for information on potential biogas and methane yields. A rich body of literature reports methane yields for a variety of such materials. These data have been obtained with different testing methods. This work elaborates an overview on the types of data source available and the methods that are commonly applied to determine the methane yield of an agricultural biomass, with a focus on European crops. Limitations regarding the transferability and generalisation of data are explored, and crop methane values presented across the literature are compared. Large variations were found for reported values, which can only partially be explained by the methods applied. Most notably, the intra-crop variation of methane yield (reported values for a single crop type) was higher than the inter-crop variation (variation between different crops). The pronounced differences in reported methane yields indicate that relying on results from individual assays of candidate materials is a high-risk approach for planning biogas operations, and the ranges of values such as those presented here are essential to provide a robust basis for estimation.
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Jomnonkhaow U, Sittijunda S, Reungsang A. Influences of size reduction, hydration, and thermal-assisted hydration pretreatment to increase the biogas production from Napier grass and Napier silage. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 331:125034. [PMID: 33798860 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Pretreatment of lignocellulose materials prior to biogas production is required to minimize biomass recalcitrance and increase biomass digestibility. In this study, the effects of particle size reduction, hydration, and thermal-assisted hydration on Napier grass and silage for methane production were evaluated. Compared to the 4.75-mm particle size Napier grass and silage, 0.425-mm Napier grass and silage showed 72% and 46% increases in methane yield, respectively, whereas hydration pretreatment using hydrogenic effluent increased the methane yields from Napier grass and silage by 23% and 56%, respectively. Superior effects were observed when Napier grass and silage were pretreated with thermal-assisted hydration using hydrogenic effluent for 60 and 15 min, respectively, resulting in methane yields of 385 and 331 mL CH4/g substrateadded. The results indicate that size reduction accompanied by thermal-assisted hydration using hydrogenic effluent as a hydration medium significantly improved the biodegradability of Napier grass and silage.
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- Umarin Jomnonkhaow
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Research Group for Development of Microbial Hydrogen Production Process from Biomass, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Academy of Science, Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok 10300, Thailand.
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Optimization of the Biomethane Production Process by Anaerobic Digestion of Wheat Straw Using Chemical Pretreatments Coupled with Ultrasonic Disintegration. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13137202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Biomass is an attractive energy source that can be used for production of heat, power, and transport fuels and when produced and used on a sustainable basis, can make a large contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a suitable technology for reducing organic matter and generating bioenergy in the form of biogas. This study investigated the factors allowing the optimization of the process of biogas production from the digestion of wheat straw (WS). The statistical analysis of the experiments carried out showed that ultrasonic processing plays a fundamental role with the sonication density and solids concentration leading to improved characteristics of WS, reducing particle size, and increasing concentration of soluble chemical oxygen demand. The higher the sonicating power used, the more the waste particles are disrupted. The optimality obtained under mesophilic conditions for WS pretreated with 4% w/w (weight by weight) H2O2 at temperature 36 °C under 10 min of ultrasonication at 24 kHz with a power of 200 W improves the methane yield by 64%.
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Biogas Plant Exploitation in a Middle-Sized Dairy Farm in Poland: Energetic and Economic Aspects. ENERGIES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/en13226058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Although cow manure is a valuable natural fertilizer, it is also a source of extreme greenhouse gas emissions, mainly methane. For this reason, this study aims to determine the impact of investments in a biogas plant on the energy and economic aspects of the operation of a dairy farm. A farm with a breeding size of 600 livestock units (LSU) was adopted for the analysis. In order to reach the paper’s aim, the analysis of two different scenarios of dairy farm functioning (conventional–only milk production, and modern–with biogas plant exploitation) was conducted. The analysis showed that the investment in biogas plant operations at a dairy farm and in using cow manure as one of the main substrates is a more profitable scenario compared to traditional dairy farming. Taking into account the actual Polish subsidies for electricity produced by small biogas plants, the scenario with a functioning biogas plant with a capacity of 500 kW brings €332,000/a more profit compared to the conventional scenario, even when taking into account additional costs, including the purchase of straw to ensure a continuous operation of the installation. Besides, in the traditional scenario, building a biogas plant allows for an almost complete reduction of greenhouse gas emissions during manure storage.
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Sun H, Cui X, Stinner W, Zhang L, Ju X, Guo J, Dong R. Ensiling excessively wilted maize stover with biogas slurry: Effects on storage performance and subsequent biogas potential. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 305:123042. [PMID: 32105847 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study evaluated the ensiling performance of excessively wilted maize stover (EWMS) with biogas slurries and the effect on the subsequent biomethane potential. Chicken and pig manure biogas slurries with or without solid-liquid separation were used to amend the stover humidity before ensiling for 60 d. The hetero-lactic-acid fermentative bacteria Atopostipes and Lactobacillus were enriched by the biogas slurry regardless of the solid-liquid separation. Significant increases in the total organic-acid content were observed in silages with chicken (41%) and pig (15%) manure biogas slurries without solid-liquid separation, which was not the case for treatments with solid-liquid separation. During the ensiling process, more lignocellulose was degraded under the high buffer-capacity provided by the ammonia-nitrogen in the biogas slurry. An increase of 7.1%-9.6% was observed for the specific methane yieldmeasured, which offset a storage loss of 5.0%-7.3%. Ensiling EWMS with biogas slurry therefore provides a viable strategy for biogas production.
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- Hui Sun
- College of Engineering (Key Laboratory for Clean Renewable Energy Utilization Technology, Ministry of Agriculture), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- College of Engineering (Key Laboratory for Clean Renewable Energy Utilization Technology, Ministry of Agriculture), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- German Biomass Research Center, Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Torgauer Str. 116, 04347 Leipzig, Germany; Sino-German Biomass Research Center Anhui, Hefei University, Jinxiu Dadao 99, 230601 Hefei, PR China
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- College of Engineering (Key Laboratory for Clean Renewable Energy Utilization Technology, Ministry of Agriculture), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Yantai Institute, China Agricultural University, Yantai 264032, Shandong, PR China
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- College of Engineering (Key Laboratory for Clean Renewable Energy Utilization Technology, Ministry of Agriculture), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- College of Engineering (Key Laboratory for Clean Renewable Energy Utilization Technology, Ministry of Agriculture), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China; Yantai Institute, China Agricultural University, Yantai 264032, Shandong, PR China
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Energy Efficiency of Comminution and Extrusion of Maize Substrates Subjected to Methane Fermentation. ENERGIES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/en13081887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The production of methane in the anaerobic digestion process is a proven technology, but it is characterized by low cost-effectiveness. The pretreatment of substrates seems to be a promising technology, which may increase the cost-effectiveness of biogas installations. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of the comminution and extrusion of maize silage and maize straw silage on the course and yield of anaerobic digestion. The use of a pretreatment (comminution, extrusion) is justified when its energy balance is positive. The greatest increase in the methane yield per dry matter (12.4%) was observed after the extrusion of maize straw silage at 175 °C. The change in the methane yield resulting from the extrusion of maize silage and maize straw silage at 150 °C was small and amounted to 6.4% and 9%, respectively. The comminution caused an increase in the methane yield and accelerated the fermentation of substrates. The methane yield from maize silage was 38.4%, whereas the yield from maize straw silage was only 8.3%.
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Biomethane Potential Test: Influence of Inoculum and the Digestion System. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10072589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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High precision of measurement of methane potential is important for the economic operation of biogas plants in the future. The biochemical methane potential (BMP) test based on the VDI 4630 protocol is the state-of-the-art method to determine the methane potential in Germany. The coefficient of variation (CV) of methane yield was >10% in several previous inter-laboratory tests. The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of inoculum and the digestion system on the measurement variability. Methane yield and methane percentage of five substrates were investigated in a Hohenheim biogas yield test (D-HBT) by using five inocula, which were used several times in inter- laboratory tests. The same substrates and inocula were also tested in other digestion systems. To control the quality of the inocula, the effect of adding trace elements (TE) and the microbial community was investigated. Adding TE had no influence for the selected, well- supplied inocula and the community composition depended on the source of the inocula. The CV of the specific methane yield was <4.8% by using different inocula in one D-HBT (D-HBT1) and <12.8% by using different digestion systems compared to D-HBT1. Incubation time between 7 and 14 days resulted in a deviation in CV of <4.8%.
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Rocamora I, Wagland ST, Villa R, Simpson EW, Fernández O, Bajón-Fernández Y. Dry anaerobic digestion of organic waste: A review of operational parameters and their impact on process performance. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 299:122681. [PMID: 31902638 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Dry digestion is a suitable technology for treating organic wastes with varying composition such as the organic fraction of municipal solids waste. Yet, there is a need for further research to overcome some of the disadvantages associated with the high total solids content of the process. Optimisation of inoculum to substrate ratio, feedstock composition and size, liquid recirculation, bed compaction and use of bulking agents are some of the parameters that need further investigation in batch dry anaerobic digestion, to limit localised inhibition effects and avoid process instability. In addition, further attention on the relation between feedstock composition, organic loading rate and mixing regimes is required for continuous dry anaerobic digestion systems. This paper highlights all the areas where knowledge is scarce and value can be added to increase dry anaerobic digestion performance and expansion.
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- Ildefonso Rocamora
- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, United Kingdom
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- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, United Kingdom
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- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, United Kingdom; De Montfort University, School of Engineering and Sustainable Development, United Kingdom
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Wedwitschka H, Gallegos D, Tietze M, Reinhold J, Jenson E, Liebetrau J, Nelles M. Effect of Substrate Characteristics and Process Fluid Percolation on Dry Anaerobic Digestion Processes. Chem Eng Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201900404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Harald Wedwitschka
- DBFZ – Deutsches BiomasseforschungszentrumDepartment of Biochemical Conversion Torgauer Strasse 116 04347 Leipzig Germany
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- DBFZ – Deutsches BiomasseforschungszentrumDepartment of Biochemical Conversion Torgauer Strasse 116 04347 Leipzig Germany
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- GICON – Großmann Ingenieur Consult GmbHDepartment Research Bioenergy Tiergartenstrasse 48 01219 Dresden Germany
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- BGK – Bundes Gütegemeinschaft Kompost e.V. Von-der-Wettern Strasse 25 51149 Köln-Gremberghoven Germany
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- InnoTech AlbertaDepartment of Bio-Thermo-Chemical Processing Hwy 16A & 75 Street Vegreville Alberta Canada
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- DBFZ – Deutsches BiomasseforschungszentrumDepartment of Biochemical Conversion Torgauer Strasse 116 04347 Leipzig Germany
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- DBFZ – Deutsches BiomasseforschungszentrumDepartment of Biochemical Conversion Torgauer Strasse 116 04347 Leipzig Germany
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Ai P, Zhang X, Ran Y, Meng L, Elsayed M, Fan Q, Abomohra AEF. Biomass briquetting reduces the energy loss during long-term ensiling and enhances anaerobic digestion: A case study on rice straw. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 292:121912. [PMID: 31398544 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The present study evaluated the impact of briquetting prior to ensiling on rice straw characteristics and anaerobic digestion performance. Ensiling for 10 months significantly reduced cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin of the uncompressed straw by 50.3%, 61.6% and 34.6%, respectively. However, increase of briquetting ratio enhanced the cellulose and hemicellulose contents at different ensiling times. In addition, increasing of ensiling time significantly reduced the biogas yield, while the highest cumulative biogas yield of 313.8 L kg-1 VS was obtained from rice straw ensiled for 7 days at 1:6 briquetting ratio. Interestingly, the maximum biogas productivity of 1:6 briquetted straw after 10 months ensiling was 17.7% higher than that of the uncompressed straw ensiled for 7 days. Thus, briquetting prior to ensiling is a favorable approach to reduce the mass loss for enhanced biogas yield and energy recovery.
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- Ping Ai
- College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070 Wuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy, Ministry of Agriculture, 610041 Chengdu, China; The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, 430070 Wuhan, China
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- College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070 Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy, Ministry of Agriculture, 610041 Chengdu, China
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- College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070 Wuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy, Ministry of Agriculture, 610041 Chengdu, China
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- College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070 Wuhan, China; Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070 Wuhan, China.
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- New Energy Department, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Jiangsu, China; Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt
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Tapadia-Maheshwari S, Pore S, Engineer A, Shetty D, Dagar SS, Dhakephalkar PK. Illustration of the microbial community selected by optimized process and nutritional parameters resulting in enhanced biomethanation of rice straw without thermo-chemical pretreatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 289:121639. [PMID: 31212172 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Effects of different process and nutritional parameters on microbial community structure and function were investigated to enhance the biomethanation of rice straw without any thermochemical pre-treatment. The study was performed in a mesophilic anaerobic digester with cattle dung slurry as inoculum. The highest methane yield of 274 ml g-1 volatile solids was obtained from particulate rice straw (1 mm size, 7.5% solids loading rate) at 37 °C, pH-7, when supplemented with urea (carbon: nitrogen ratio, 25:1) and zinc as trace element (100 µM) at 21 days hydraulic retention time. The optimization of conditions selected Clostridium, Bacteroides, and Ruminococcus as dominant hydrolytic bacteria and Methanosarcina as the methanogen. Analysis of metagenome and metatranscriptome revealed wide array of bacterial lignocellulolytic enzymes that efficiently hydrolyzed the rice straw. The methane yield was >80% of the theoretical yield, making this green process a sustainable choice for efficient extraction of energy from rice straw.
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- Sneha Tapadia-Maheshwari
- Bioenergy Group, MACS Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune 411004, India; Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007, India
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- Bioenergy Group, MACS Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune 411004, India; Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007, India
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- Bioenergy Group, MACS Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune 411004, India
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- M.C.E. Society's Abeda Inamdar Senior College, Pune, India
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- Bioenergy Group, MACS Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune 411004, India; Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007, India
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- Bioenergy Group, MACS Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune 411004, India; Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007, India.
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Sun H, Cui X, Stinner W, Mustafa Shah G, Cheng H, Shan S, Guo J, Dong R. Synergetic effect of combined ensiling of freshly harvested and excessively wilted maize stover for efficient biogas production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 285:121338. [PMID: 30999188 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study investigated the synergetic effects of ensiling freshly harvested maize stover (FHM) and excessively wilted maize stover (EWM) on biogas production. FHM and EWM were mixed in various proportions to obtain dry matter (DM) contents of 30%, 35% and 40%. For reference, FHM alone was ensiled and stored in open-air. Successful storage performance was obtained by the ensiling treatments, and the organic matter loss of 1.1-2.2% was far lower than in open-air storage (63.1%). An initial water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) of 5% DM is adequate for the combined ensiling of maize stover with the highest WSC degradation rate of 81.2%. Combined ensiling enhanced the activity of Weissella, a genus of heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria, under relatively high pH conditions. Therefore, the combined ensiling can preserve FHM and enhance the digestibility of EWM (theoretical specific methane yield increased 16.5%), which would be a promising storage strategy for efficient biogas production.
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- Hui Sun
- College of Engineering (Key Laboratory for Clean Renewable Energy Utilization Technology, Ministry of Agriculture), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- College of Engineering (Key Laboratory for Clean Renewable Energy Utilization Technology, Ministry of Agriculture), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- German Biomass Research Center (Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum, DBFZ), Torgauer Str. 116, 04347 Leipzig, Germany; Sino-German Biomass Research Center Anhui (C-DBFZ Anhui), Hefei University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari 61100, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biology, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050081, Hebei, PR China
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- Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, PR China
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- College of Engineering (Key Laboratory for Clean Renewable Energy Utilization Technology, Ministry of Agriculture), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- College of Engineering (Key Laboratory for Clean Renewable Energy Utilization Technology, Ministry of Agriculture), China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China; Yantai Institute, China Agricultural University, Yantai 264032, Shandong, PR China
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Teixeira Franco R, Coarita H, Bayard R, Buffière P. An improved procedure to assess the organic biodegradability and the biomethane potential of organic wastes for anaerobic digestion. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2019; 37:746-754. [PMID: 31165675 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x19851201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study a fractionation procedure was developed and applied to evaluate the potential of some organic wastes (two cattle manures and two catch crops, fresh and after ensiling) for anaerobic digestion. This procedure was based on water extraction of the raw sample, which enabled the evaluation of the contributions of water-soluble and particulate phases to the investigated properties. Biomethane potential (BMP) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were determined and used to assess the anaerobic biodegradability of raw materials. Analysis of structural carbohydrates, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, water-soluble carbohydrates, volatile fatty acids and pH were also included to explain the main phenomena involved in methane production from the tested biomass. Results show that the origin and the preparation mode had a significant impact on BMP distribution. Based on a COD balance, the biodegradability of the various feedstocks ranged from 45% to 75%. Biodegradability of fresh materials was negatively correlated with the sum of structural carbohydrates and lignin content. Among the feedstock used, the water-soluble phase represented 8-69% of the total COD and 7-46% to the total BMP. Solubilization of organic matter during ensiling was due to the production and accumulation of organic acids from particulate carbohydrates and organic nitrogen. This procedure detects kinetic and biodegradability differences among biomass and thus it can be useful for the design of anaerobic digestion plants. Furthermore, it can be applied to evaluate the efficiency of biomass pretreatments.
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Janke L, McCabe BK, Harris P, Hill A, Lee S, Weinrich S, Marchuk S, Baillie C. Ensiling fermentation reveals pre-treatment effects for anaerobic digestion of sugarcane biomass: An assessment of ensiling additives on methane potential. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 279:398-403. [PMID: 30744925 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ensiling of sugarcane trash (SCT) and sugarcane stalks (SCS) was studied to assess the effects of molasses (MOL) and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculant on methane potential. The experiment was run for 70 days and monitoring parameters were analyzed at days 0, 5, 15 and 70. Biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests performed with fresh and ensiled material at day 70 showed an increase in methane potential by 24.0%, 23.4%, 1.7% and 71.1% for SCSctr, SCTctr, SCTmol and SCTmol + lab, respectively. Such improved performance is explained by the formation of organic acids (mostly acetate and lactate) which were able to decrease the pH of the silages from 5.7-5.9 to 3.8-4.2 for all SCT treatments and from 5.9 up to 3.4 for SCS treatment. Thus, the ensiling process provided similar effects to a pre-treatment at low acid concentrations, which in turn improved the digestibility of the cellulosic biomass for methane production.
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- Leandro Janke
- Department of Biochemical Conversion, Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Torgauer Straße 116, 04347 Leipzig, Germany.
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- Centre for Agricultural Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
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- Centre for Agricultural Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
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- Centre for Agricultural Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
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- Department of Biochemical Conversion, Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Torgauer Straße 116, 04347 Leipzig, Germany
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- Centre for Agricultural Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
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- Centre for Agricultural Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
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Liu Y, Chen J, Song J, Hai Z, Lu X, Ji X, Wang C. Adjusting the rheological properties of corn-straw slurry to reduce the agitation power consumption in anaerobic digestion. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 272:360-369. [PMID: 30384211 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.10.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Agitation power consumption (P) in the anaerobic digestion of biogas plants is a major consumer of electric energy. To reduce P by adjusting the rheological properties, in this work, the rheological properties of the corn-straw slurry were studied systematically considering the effects of TS, temperature and particle-size, and P was calculated based on the rheological behavior of the corn-straw slurry. The investigation shows that the corn-straw slurry is a non-Newtonian fluid and exhibit shear-thinning behavior, and the rheological properties can be well described with the power law model. The size-reduction is more effective compared to the option of temperature-increase to improve the agitation power efficiency, and the value of P can be reduced by up to 48.11%. Since the size-reduction can also increase the methane yield, the reduction of the particle-size is a promising option to save P, especially at relatively high TSs and for the thermophilic AD process.
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- Yaoqian Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Material-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China; Energy Engineering, Division of Energy Science, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå 97187, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Material-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China; Energy Engineering, Division of Energy Science, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå 97187, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Material-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Energy Engineering, Division of Energy Science, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå 97187, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Material-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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Zhao Z, Li Y, Quan X, Zhang Y. Improving the co-digestion performance of waste activated sludge and wheat straw through ratio optimization and ferroferric oxide supplementation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 267:591-598. [PMID: 30056369 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Revised: 07/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Low anaerobic digestion efficiency of wheat straw (WS) has been an intractable problem owing to its high C/N ratio and complex structure. In this study, co-digestion of WS and waste activated sludge (WAS) at different ratios was performed to identify conditions that would elevate the acidic pH and increase methane production. The results showed that using a 1:1 ratio of WS and WAS, methane production in the co-digester was 26.9% higher than the sum of equal WAS and WS mono-digestion. When Fe3O4 was added to the co-digester, the acidic pH was further relieved and the anaerobic digestion efficiency was additionally enhanced. Microbial analysis showed that the ethanol-type fermentative bacterial genus Ethanoligenens was enriched in the WAS + WS-Fe3O4 reactor, in which the production of propionate was notably reduced, indicating that Fe3O4 could prevent the accumulation of volatile fatty acids by changing the types of fermentative bacteria present and promote anaerobic digestion efficiency.
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- Zisheng Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Food and Environment, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Zhao J, Dong Z, Li J, Chen L, Bai Y, Jia Y, Shao T. Ensiling as pretreatment of rice straw: The effect of hemicellulase and Lactobacillus plantarum on hemicellulose degradation and cellulose conversion. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 266:158-165. [PMID: 29966925 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.06.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 06/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The fermentation characteristics, structural carbohydrate degradation and enzymatic hydrolysis of rice straw ensiled with hemicellulase and Lactobacillus plantarum were examined. Fresh rice straw was ensiled in 1-L laboratory silos with no additive control (CK), L. plantarum (L), hemicellulase (HC) and hemicellulase + L. plantarum (HCL) for 6, 15, 30 and 60 days. All additives increased lactic acid concentration, and reduced pH and lignocellulosic content of the resulting silage relative to the control. The highest organic acid and residual sugar contents and lignocellulose degradation were observed in HCL silage. Hemicellulase alone or combined with L. plantarum improved the enzymatic hydrolysis with higher glucose yield and cellulose convertibility. Fresh rice straw ensiled with the combined additives increased feedstock preservation and cellulose conversion, and is thus recommended as a biological pretreatment for subsequent biofuel production.
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- Jie Zhao
- Institute of Ensiling and Processing of Grass, College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Ensiling and Processing of Grass, College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Ensiling and Processing of Grass, College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Ensiling and Processing of Grass, College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forage Cultivation, Processing and High Efficient Utilization of Ministry of Agriculture, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Institute of Ensiling and Processing of Grass, College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Zehnsdorf A, Moeller L, Stabenau N, Bauer A, Wedwitschka H, Gallegos D, Stinner W, Herbes C. Biomass potential analysis of aquatic biomass and challenges for its use as a nonconventional substrate in anaerobic digestion plants. Eng Life Sci 2018; 18:492-497. [PMID: 32624930 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201800032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Aquatic macrophytes are important components of aquatic habitats. However, the overgrowth of aquatic plants can cause severe problems for the management of bodies of water. As a result, these plants must be removed and disposed of as waste. However, the usage of this biomass as a substrate in biogas plants would appear to be more beneficial. The present study shows the advantages and barriers to the use of harvested aquatic biomass for energy production in Germany. The results cover several aspects of this issue, such as the question of biomass potential, the quality of the harvested aquatic plants, and ensiling for the purpose of conservation for anaerobic digestion. In addition, the social aspects of the de-weeding in bodies of water are discussed.
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- Andreas Zehnsdorf
- Centre for Environmental Biotechnology Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ Leipzig Germany
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- Centre for Environmental Biotechnology Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ Leipzig Germany
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- Centre for Environmental Biotechnology Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ Leipzig Germany
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- Centre for Environmental Biotechnology Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Biochemical Conversion Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Biochemical Conversion Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Biochemical Conversion Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH Leipzig Germany
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- Institute for International Research on Sustainable Management and Renewable Energy HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen University Nürtingen Germany
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Methodical Aspects of Biogas Production in Small-Volume Bioreactors in Laboratory Investigations. ENERGIES 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/en11061378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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