Pretreatment and Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Biogas Production Reactions in Pepper Waste and Pig Manure

The circular economy is based on using waste generated from any process to obtain products with zero residues’ criteria. This research was focused on pepper waste from the polyphenolic extraction method. Pepper waste was evaluated in batch and semi-continuous regime anaerobic digestion, adding, as c...

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Main Authors: Ana Isabel Parralejo Alcobendas, Luis Royano Barroso, Juan Cabanillas Patilla, Jerónimo González Cortés
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/7/1029
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author Ana Isabel Parralejo Alcobendas
Luis Royano Barroso
Juan Cabanillas Patilla
Jerónimo González Cortés
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description The circular economy is based on using waste generated from any process to obtain products with zero residues’ criteria. This research was focused on pepper waste from the polyphenolic extraction method. Pepper waste was evaluated in batch and semi-continuous regime anaerobic digestion, adding, as catalysts, absorbent nanoparticles and/or using pretreatment strategies. The best methane yields were obtained from SB1 (assay without pretreatment in pepper waste): 464 ± 25 NL kg VS<sup>−1</sup> for batch assays; and from period II (1.47 g VS L<sup>−1</sup> d<sup>−1</sup>) of S2 (assay of pig manure and pepper waste with thermal pretreatment): 160 NL/kg VS<sup>−1</sup> for semi-continuous experiments. However, a kinetic study showed a methane production rate higher for SB2 (assay with nanoparticles as catalyst) than SB1 in batch assays.
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spelling doaj.art-e0ed738604674b9d9b976376d1fbef612023-11-18T18:43:40ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442023-06-01137102910.3390/catal13071029Pretreatment and Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Biogas Production Reactions in Pepper Waste and Pig ManureAna Isabel Parralejo Alcobendas0Luis Royano Barroso1Juan Cabanillas Patilla2Jerónimo González Cortés3Instituto de Investigaciones Agrarias Finca la Orden-Valdesequera, Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura, Scientific and Technological Research Centre of Extremadura (CICYTEX), Guadajira 06187, Badajoz, SpainInstituto de Investigaciones Agrarias Finca la Orden-Valdesequera, Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura, Scientific and Technological Research Centre of Extremadura (CICYTEX), Guadajira 06187, Badajoz, SpainInstituto de Investigaciones Agrarias Finca la Orden-Valdesequera, Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura, Scientific and Technological Research Centre of Extremadura (CICYTEX), Guadajira 06187, Badajoz, SpainInstituto de Investigaciones Agrarias Finca la Orden-Valdesequera, Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura, Scientific and Technological Research Centre of Extremadura (CICYTEX), Guadajira 06187, Badajoz, SpainThe circular economy is based on using waste generated from any process to obtain products with zero residues’ criteria. This research was focused on pepper waste from the polyphenolic extraction method. Pepper waste was evaluated in batch and semi-continuous regime anaerobic digestion, adding, as catalysts, absorbent nanoparticles and/or using pretreatment strategies. The best methane yields were obtained from SB1 (assay without pretreatment in pepper waste): 464 ± 25 NL kg VS<sup>−1</sup> for batch assays; and from period II (1.47 g VS L<sup>−1</sup> d<sup>−1</sup>) of S2 (assay of pig manure and pepper waste with thermal pretreatment): 160 NL/kg VS<sup>−1</sup> for semi-continuous experiments. However, a kinetic study showed a methane production rate higher for SB2 (assay with nanoparticles as catalyst) than SB1 in batch assays.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/7/1029nanoparticlespretreatment pepper wastekineticanaerobic process
spellingShingle Ana Isabel Parralejo Alcobendas
Luis Royano Barroso
Juan Cabanillas Patilla
Jerónimo González Cortés
Pretreatment and Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Biogas Production Reactions in Pepper Waste and Pig Manure
Catalysts
nanoparticles
pretreatment pepper waste
kinetic
anaerobic process
title Pretreatment and Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Biogas Production Reactions in Pepper Waste and Pig Manure
title_full Pretreatment and Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Biogas Production Reactions in Pepper Waste and Pig Manure
title_fullStr Pretreatment and Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Biogas Production Reactions in Pepper Waste and Pig Manure
title_full_unstemmed Pretreatment and Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Biogas Production Reactions in Pepper Waste and Pig Manure
title_short Pretreatment and Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Biogas Production Reactions in Pepper Waste and Pig Manure
title_sort pretreatment and nanoparticles as catalysts for biogas production reactions in pepper waste and pig manure
topic nanoparticles
pretreatment pepper waste
kinetic
anaerobic process
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/7/1029
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