Comparison of liquid hot water and alkaline pretreatments of giant reed for improved enzymatic digestibility and biogas energy production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 216, Issue , 2016, Pages 60-68

  Jiang, Danping ^a,b   Ge, Xumeng ^a   Zhang, Quanguo ^b   Li, Yebo ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline pretreatment; Benefit cost analysis; Giant reed; Liquid hot water; Methane yield

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOMASS; COGENERATION PLANTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LIQUID METHANE; LIQUIDS; METHANE; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER;

ALKALINE PRETREATMENT; BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS; GIANT REED; LIQUID HOT WATER; METHANE YIELD;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BIOGAS; FORMIC ACID; FURFURAL; GLUCOSE; HOT WATER; LEVULINIC ACID; METHANE; PROPIONIC ACID; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; XYLOSE; BIOFUEL; WATER;

ALKALINE WATER; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIBILITY; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY YIELD; HEAT; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; POACEAE;

ARUNDO DONAX;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; GLUCOSE; HOT TEMPERATURE; METHANE; POACEAE; WATER;

EID: 84969508822     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.05.052     Document Type: Article

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