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Effect of high pressure thermal pretreatment on Chlorella vulgaris biomass: Organic matter solubilisation and biochemical methane potential
Faculty
Not Specified
Year:
2014
Type of Publication:
Article
Pages:
674-679
Authors:
Mendez, Lara, Mahdy, Ahmed, Demuez, Marie, Ballesteros, Mercedes, Gonzalez-Fernandez, Cristina
DOI:
10.1016/j.fuel.2013.09.032
Journal:
FUEL ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Volume:
117
Research Area:
Energy \& Fuels; Engineering
ISSN
ISI:000327766900077
Keywords :
Chlorella vulgaris, Microalgae, Anaerobic digestion, Methane, Pretreatment
Abstract:
This study investigates the effect of high pressure thermal hydrolysis on organic matter solubilisation and biogas production from Chlorella vulgaris biomass. Microalgae biomass was subjected to three temperatures, namely 140, 160, and 180 degrees C and two heating times (10 and 20 min). Results showed that carbohydrates release prevailed over proteins. Carbohydrates were solubilised concomitantly with increasing temperatures. According to the infrared spectra and monomeric sugars determined in the pretreated medium, temperatures applied clearly affected the solubilisation of structural carbohydrates of the microalgae cell wall. Likewise, thermal pretreatment provided enhanced methane production with regard to the raw algal biomass. Enhanced hydrolysis rate constant supported faster biogas production. Regardless the heating time employed, increasing temperatures depicted increasing methane production. Even thought, organic matter solubilisation was greater at 180 degrees C, the anaerobic biodegradability did not show the same trend. This fact was ascribed to the formation of reaction products that hampered methane production. Best case scenario was achieved by subjecting biomass to 160 degrees C which resulted in 64\% methane yield enhancement. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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