Anaerobic Fermentation Characteristics of Corn Straw Pretreated by Steam Explosion

Abstract:

The anaerobic fermentation characteristics of green and dried corn straw pretreated by steam explosion method were investigated. The steam pressure and retention time were 1.0Mpa and 90s, TS of fermentation liquid were 2% and 4%. It was shown that the fermentation cycle of green straw is shorter than that of the dried one by 4-7 days, the gas productivity of green straw is 220 mL/gVS, which is higher than that of dried one (153 mL/gVS) while TS is 2%, but there is no significant difference between the green and dried corn straw while TS is 4%, the average methane content in biogas produced from green straw is slightly less than that of the dried one.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 512-515)
• Pages: 334-337
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.512-515.334
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Gui Zhuan Xu, Shuai Yao Fan, Bai Liang Zhang, Jie Bo Liu
• Keywords: Dried Corn Straw, Green Corn Straw, Methane, Steam Explosion

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