Effects of organic loading rate on methane production from switchgrass in batch and semi-continuous stirred tank reactor system

Unyay H., YILMAZ F., Basar b. A., PERENDECİ N. A., ÇOBAN I., ŞAHİNKAYA E.

BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, cilt.156, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 156
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106306
  • Dergi Adı: BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Compendex, Environment Index, Geobase, INSPEC, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, DIALNET, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anaerobic digestion, Lignocellulose, Methane, Microbiome, Modeling, Switchgrass, ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION, VOLATILE FATTY-ACIDS, ALKALINE PRETREATMENT, ACETATE OXIDATION, BIOGAS PRODUCTION, WASTE-WATER, ENERGY CROP, LOW-HEAT, BIODEGRADABILITY, COMMUNITY
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Long-term anaerobic digestion of switchgrass (SG) was investigated in batch and semi-continuous reactors operating at different Substrate to Inoculum (S:I) ratios and organic loading rates (OLRs) by monitoring process stability, microbial community structure, and investigating kinetic modeling. The highest methane yield of 204 mLCH4/gVS was observed when the batch system was operated at the S:I ratio of 1.1. Methane yields in the semi continuous configuration were around 148, 157, and 60 mLCH4/gVS at OLRs of 0.75, 1.0, and 1.5 gVS/(L.d), respectively. A drastic decrease in methane yields was observed at the highest OLR value of 1.5 gVS/(L.d). The optimum OLR in the semi-continuous configuration was decided as 1.0 gVS/(L.d) where 35% of the SG theoretical methane yield and 38% energy recovery were attained. Several methanogenic archaea, Methanosarcina, Methanosaeta, Methanothrix, and Methanomethylovorans, together with bacteria species, Chloroflexi, Firmicutes, Spirochaetes, and Actinobacteria were observed in the semi-continuous configuration after 270 days of operation. The dominant bacterial phyla of s-CSTR were mostly members of Spirochaetes phylum, which plays a considerable role in acetate oxidation under either mesophilic or thermophilic conditions.