Effect of ammonia soaking pretreatment and enzyme addition on biochemical methane potential of switchgrass

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1921-1927

  Himmelsbach, Jennifer N ^a   Raman, D Raj ^a   Anex, Robert P ^a   Burns, Robert T ^a   Faulhaber, Carol R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Aqueous ammonia soaking; Biochemical methane potential; Biogas; Biomass pretreatment; BMP

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; BMP; ENERGY YIELDS; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME LOADING; FILTER PAPER UNITS; METHANE CONTENT; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANE YIELD; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESS ECONOMICS; SIMULTANEOUS SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION; SWITCHGRASS; VOLATILE SOLID;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; CATALYSTS; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; METHANATION; METHANE; SACCHARIFICATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

AMMONIA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOASSAY; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; ENZYME; FERMENTATION; GRASS; METHANE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 78649521457     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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