Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Biogas production potential of transgenic Vetiveria zizanioides in mesophilic batch anaerobic digestion

Peipei Sun
  • Peipei Sun
  • College of Energy and Environmental Science, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650092, China.
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Wudi Zhang
  • Wudi Zhang
  • College of Energy and Environmental Science, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650092, China.
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Fang Yin
  • Fang Yin
  • College of Energy and Environmental Science, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650092, China.
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Xingling Zhao
  • Xingling Zhao
  • College of Energy and Environmental Science, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650092, China.
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Jing Liu
  • Jing Liu
  • College of Energy and Environmental Science, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650092, China.
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Yubao Chen
  • Yubao Chen
  • College of Energy and Environmental Science, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650092, China.
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Shiqing Liu
  • Shiqing Liu
  • College of Energy and Environmental Science, Yunnan Normal University Kunming 650092, China.
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  •  Received: 03 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 02 March 2014
  •  Published: 15 May 2014

Abstract

Transgenic Vetiveria zizanioides were anaerobic digested in a batch laboratory scale reactor at mesophilic conditions (30°C). Grinding and shearing, two kinds of processing methods were used. During total fermentation time of 80 days, the production potential of biogas were 310 mL/g·TS, 332 mL/g·VS in the grinding processing group and 322 mL/g·TS, 349 mL/g·VS in the shearing processing group. The results show that the shearing processing was slightly better than the grinding processing for transgenic V.  zizanioides digestion.

 

Key words: Transgenic Vetiveria zizanioides, mesophilic, anaerobic digestion, biogas production potential.