Comparison of acid and alkaline pre-treatment of lignocellulosic materials for biogas production

This work deals with the study of a pre-treatment method promoting degradability of lignocellulosic biomass and hence biogas yield therefrom, as this material is challenging to decompose due to its structure. The investigated pre-treatment methods are hydrolysis of the material in NaOH (0.5% and 5%)...

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Main Authors: Barbora Jankovičová, Miroslav Hutňan, Marianna Nagy Czölderová, Kristína Hencelová, Zuzana Imreová
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Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2022-04-01
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Online Access:https://pse.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/pse-202204-0005_comparison-of-acid-and-alkaline-pre-treatment-of-lignocellulosic-materials-for-biogas-production.php
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author Barbora Jankovičová
Miroslav Hutňan
Marianna Nagy Czölderová
Kristína Hencelová
Zuzana Imreová
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description This work deals with the study of a pre-treatment method promoting degradability of lignocellulosic biomass and hence biogas yield therefrom, as this material is challenging to decompose due to its structure. The investigated pre-treatment methods are hydrolysis of the material in NaOH (0.5% and 5%) and H2SO4 (0.5% and 5%) at temperatures of 90-100 °C for 2 h. This work aimed to compare the effects of these pre-treatment methods on the lignocellulosic composition of maize waste (maize stalks, leaves and cobs), rapeseed straw and wheat straw and the biogas yields from its subsequent anaerobic digestion. Pre-treatment by 0.5% NaOH increased the biogas production the most (by 159% for rapeseed straw, 240% for wheat straw and 59% for maize waste) also the degrees of solubilisation was higher, at the same time the proportions of total organic carbon (TOC) in the solid component appear to be sufficiently high, it could be assumed that there has been sufficient disturbance of the material structure. Alkaline methods have proven to be more suitable compared to acid pre-treatment methods, also the use of alkali with a lower concentration has shown to be more efficient, which is more advantageous for use in practice from an environmental and economic point of view.
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spelling doaj.art-e1ea98409f4b46c1833b5b6ae5dccf602023-02-23T03:47:06ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesPlant, Soil and Environment1214-11781805-93682022-04-0168419520410.17221/421/2021-PSEpse-202204-0005Comparison of acid and alkaline pre-treatment of lignocellulosic materials for biogas productionBarbora JankovičováMiroslav Hutňan0Marianna Nagy Czölderová1Kristína Hencelová2Zuzana Imreová3Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Department of Environmental Engineering, Bratislava, Slovak RepublicSlovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Department of Environmental Engineering, Bratislava, Slovak RepublicSlovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Department of Environmental Engineering, Bratislava, Slovak RepublicSlovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Department of Environmental Engineering, Bratislava, Slovak RepublicThis work deals with the study of a pre-treatment method promoting degradability of lignocellulosic biomass and hence biogas yield therefrom, as this material is challenging to decompose due to its structure. The investigated pre-treatment methods are hydrolysis of the material in NaOH (0.5% and 5%) and H2SO4 (0.5% and 5%) at temperatures of 90-100 °C for 2 h. This work aimed to compare the effects of these pre-treatment methods on the lignocellulosic composition of maize waste (maize stalks, leaves and cobs), rapeseed straw and wheat straw and the biogas yields from its subsequent anaerobic digestion. Pre-treatment by 0.5% NaOH increased the biogas production the most (by 159% for rapeseed straw, 240% for wheat straw and 59% for maize waste) also the degrees of solubilisation was higher, at the same time the proportions of total organic carbon (TOC) in the solid component appear to be sufficiently high, it could be assumed that there has been sufficient disturbance of the material structure. Alkaline methods have proven to be more suitable compared to acid pre-treatment methods, also the use of alkali with a lower concentration has shown to be more efficient, which is more advantageous for use in practice from an environmental and economic point of view.https://pse.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/pse-202204-0005_comparison-of-acid-and-alkaline-pre-treatment-of-lignocellulosic-materials-for-biogas-production.phpagriculturebiogas potentialdecompositionmethanerenewable energy source
spellingShingle Barbora Jankovičová
Miroslav Hutňan
Marianna Nagy Czölderová
Kristína Hencelová
Zuzana Imreová
Comparison of acid and alkaline pre-treatment of lignocellulosic materials for biogas production
Plant, Soil and Environment
agriculture
biogas potential
decomposition
methane
renewable energy source
title Comparison of acid and alkaline pre-treatment of lignocellulosic materials for biogas production
title_full Comparison of acid and alkaline pre-treatment of lignocellulosic materials for biogas production
title_fullStr Comparison of acid and alkaline pre-treatment of lignocellulosic materials for biogas production
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of acid and alkaline pre-treatment of lignocellulosic materials for biogas production
title_short Comparison of acid and alkaline pre-treatment of lignocellulosic materials for biogas production
title_sort comparison of acid and alkaline pre treatment of lignocellulosic materials for biogas production
topic agriculture
biogas potential
decomposition
methane
renewable energy source
url https://pse.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/pse-202204-0005_comparison-of-acid-and-alkaline-pre-treatment-of-lignocellulosic-materials-for-biogas-production.php
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