Effects of urea ammonia pretreatment on the batch anaerobic fermentation efficiency of corn stovers
Keywords:
corn stovers, urea ammonia pretreatment, batch anaerobic fermentation, methane production, degradationAbstract
In order to enhance the biogas production and provide nitrogen sources for the growth of microorganisms, experiments on urea ammonia pretreatment of corn stovers were implemented at (35±1)°C to investigate the effects of urea ammonia pretreatment on the batch anaerobic fermentation efficiency of corn stovers. This study assessed the effects of urea ammonia contents (2%, 4%, and 6%) and moisture contents (30%, 50%, 70% and 90%) on the physical structures of lignocelluloses and the efficiency of biogas production from anaerobic fermentation of corn stovers. The results indicated that the methane production reached 230.31 mL/g VS (volatile solids) at pretreatment with 4% urea ammonia and 70% moisture contents for the batch anaerobic fermentation, which was 26.6% higher than that of the untreated group. The degradation rates of cellulose and hemicellulose were 66.34% and 75.47% after the anaerobic fermentation, respectively, which were about 22.6% and 20.9% higher than that of the untreated group, respectively. Thus, it was concluded that urea ammonia pretreatment can improve the efficiency of biogas production from anaerobic fermentation of corn stovers. Keywords: corn stovers, urea ammonia pretreatment, batch anaerobic fermentation, methane production, degradation DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20191204.4835 Citation: Li Q, Yang F L, Zheng G X, Guan Z J. Effects of urea ammonia pretreatment on the batch anaerobic fermentation efficiency of corn stovers. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2019; 12(4): 169–173.References
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[6] Hendriks A T W M, Zeeman G. Pretreatments to enhance digestibility of lignocellulosic biomass. Bioresource Technology, 2008; 100(1): 10–18.
[7] Zhang A W, Li C T, Ju G C, Kang W, Zhang X Y. Fermentation conditions of optimization white-rot fungi on corn straw stem. Journal of Northwest A&F University (Nat, Sci, Ed.), 2012; 40(2): 151–156. (in Chinese)
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co-treatments to improve hydrolysis and methane production from poultry litter. Bioresource Technology, 2012; 111(5): 141–147.
[10] Venturin B, Camargo A F, Scapini T, Mulinari J, Bonatto C, Bazoti S, et al. Effect of pretreatments on corn stalk chemical properties for biogas production purposes. Bioresource Technology, 2018; 266: 116–124.
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[12] Yao L, Zhao J, Xie Y M, Yang H T, Yang W F, Qu Y B. Mechanism of diluted acid pretreatment to improve enzymatic hydrolysis of corn stover. Chem and Ind of Forest Prod., 2012; 32(4): 87–92. (in Chinese)
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[32] Zhang B, Li W Z, Xu X, Li P F, Li N, Zhang H Q, et al. Effect of aerobic hydrolysis on anaerobic fermentation characteristics of various parts of corn stover and the scum layer. Energies, 2019; 12(3): 381.
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Li, Q., Yang, F., Zheng, G., & Guan, Z. (2019). Effects of urea ammonia pretreatment on the batch anaerobic fermentation efficiency of corn stovers. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 12(4), 169–173. Retrieved from https://ijabe.migration.pkpps03.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/ijabe/article/view/4835
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