Enhanced Anaerobic Biogas Production From Wheat Straw by Herbal-Extraction Process Residues Supplementation
Open Access
- 6 May 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Abstract
Trace metals are essential constituents of cofactors and enzymes and that their addition to anaerobic digesters increases methane production. Many trace elements are contained in herbal-extraction process residues (HPR). The present study concerns the effect of six kinds of HPR [Danshen root (Dr), Astragalus membranaceus (Am), Isatis root (Ir), Angelica sinensis (As), and Pseudo-ginseng (Pg)] that were used as additives, respectively, in the anaerobic digestion of wheat straw on biogas and methane production. The ratios of HPR residues/wheat straw [based on total solids (TS), of wheat straw] were 3, 5, and 10%, respectively. The digesters were at 37 ± 1°C of water bath during 30 days of anaerobic digestion. The results showed that HPR had significant effects on the anaerobic co-digestion. The highest biogas productivity was achieved when treated with 10% Pseudo-ginseng residues (PGR), which yielded 337 ml/g TS of biogas and 178 ml/g TS of methane. Cumulative production of biogas and methane increased by 28 and 37% compared to the production achieved in the control. These results suggest that PGR is an effective HPR to enhance the production of methane.This publication has 39 references indexed in Scilit:
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