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Biogas productivity of algal residues from bioethanol production

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The purpose of this study was to investigate biogas productivity of algal residues from bioethanol production. Pre-treatment based on enzyme was applied for saccharification to produce bioethanol from the alga, Hydrodictyon reticulatum. Pre-treatment with a combination of enzyme and acid was used for saccharification. The specific methane production yield from raw H. reticulatum, enzyme-saccharified and enzyme/acid-saccharified H. reticulatum residues was 147.6, 408.7, and 537.5 mL CH4/g VS (volatile solids), respectively. The methane yield of raw H. reticulatum from experiment was 22.4 % of the theoretical biochemical methane potential, whereas that of enzyme-saccharified and enzyme/acid-saccharified H. reticulatum residues increased up to 45.8 and 61.4 % of the theoretical value, respectively.

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This research was supported by the Korea ministry of the Environment (MOE) as an “Eco-Innovation Project” (Project No.: E213-40005-0035-0). This research was supported by the Waste to Energy and Recycling Human Resource Development Project (YL-WE-12-0001) funded by the Korea Ministry of Environment.

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental System Engineering, Konkuk University, 120, Neungdong-ro, Gwanjin-gu, Seoul, 143-701, South Korea

    Kwanyong Lee, Phromphol Chantrasakdakul, Daegi Kim & Ki Young Park

  2. Research Center for Biobased Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, 141, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-600, South Korea

    Jin-Seog Kim

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Lee, K., Chantrasakdakul, P., Kim, D. et al. Biogas productivity of algal residues from bioethanol production. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 19, 235–240 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-015-0413-8

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