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Corn silage fungal-based solid-state pretreatment for enhanced biogas production in anaerobic co-digestion with cow manure

izvorni znanstveni rad

izvorni znanstveni rad

Corn silage fungal-based solid-state pretreatment for enhanced biogas production in anaerobic co-digestion with cow manure

Vrsta prilog u časopisu
Tip izvorni znanstveni rad
Godina 2018
Časopis Bioresource technology
Volumen 253
Stranice str. 220-226
DOI 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.037
ISSN 0960-8524
EISSN 1873-2976
Status objavljeno

Sažetak

The objective of this research was to use white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor for corn silage pretreatment and to investigate the effect of pretreatment on biogas productivity. Semi-continuous pilot-scale experiment, comprised of two experimental phases, was carried out. In the first phase, operational conditions of the full-scale biogas plant were reproduced at pilot-scale. In that phase, the reactor was daily fed with the mixture of cow manure, digestate from industrial postfermentor, corn grits and ensiled corn silage, and the average methane generation rate 0.167 m3CH4 kgVS-1. In the second phase, corn grits and ensiled corn silage were replaced with corn silage pretreated with T. versicolor, and the average methane generation rate increased up to 0.236 m3CH4 kgVS-1. The results of this study suggest that application of fungal-based solid-state pretreated corn silage has positive effect on pH stability and increase the biogas productivity.

Ključne riječi

semi-continuous anaerobic co-digestion ; fungal-based pretreatment ; corn silage ; cow manure