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DOI 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.07.117
Title (Primary) Optimization of hydrolysis and volatile fatty acids production from sugarcane filter cake: Effects of urea supplementation and sodium hydroxide pretreatment
Author Janke, A.; Leite, A.; Batista, K.; Weinrich, S.; Sträuber, H.; Nikolausz, M.; Nelles, M.; Stinner, W.
Source Titel Bioresource Technology
Year 2016
Department UMB
Volume 199
Page From 235
Page To 244
Language englisch
Keywords Sugarcane; Filter cake; Anaerobic digestion; Volatile fatty acid; Pretreatment
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Abstract Different methods for optimization the anaerobic digestion (AD) of sugarcane filter cake (FC) with a special focus on volatile fatty acids (VFA) production were studied. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) pretreatment at different concentrations was investigated in batch experiments and the cumulative methane yields fitted to a dual-pool two-step model to provide an initial assessment on AD. The effects of nitrogen supplementation in form of urea and NaOH pretreatment for improved VFA production were evaluated in a semi-continuously operated reactor as well. The results indicated that higher NaOH concentrations during pretreatment accelerated the AD process and increased methane production in batch experiments. Nitrogen supplementation resulted in a VFA loss due to methane formation by buffering the pH value at nearly neutral conditions (∼6.7). However, the alkaline pretreatment with 6 g NaOH/100 g FCFM improved both the COD solubilization and the VFA yield by 37%, mainly consisted by n-butyric and acetic acids.
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Janke, A., Leite, A., Batista, K., Weinrich, S., Sträuber, H., Nikolausz, M., Nelles, M., Stinner, W. (2016):
Optimization of hydrolysis and volatile fatty acids production from sugarcane filter cake: Effects of urea supplementation and sodium hydroxide pretreatment
Bioresour. Technol. 199 , 235 - 244 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.07.117