Review of feedstock pretreatment strategies for improved anaerobic digestion: From lab-scale research to full-scale application
[Display omitted] •Guidelines on the most appropriate pretreatments for the main biogas feedstocks.•Sludge pretreatment with steam explosion is most recommended, already at full-scale.•Fatty residues saponification is preferred, with animal by-products sterilization.•For lignocellulosic biomass alka...
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Published in: | Bioresource technology 2016-01, Vol.199, p.386-397 |
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•Guidelines on the most appropriate pretreatments for the main biogas feedstocks.•Sludge pretreatment with steam explosion is most recommended, already at full-scale.•Fatty residues saponification is preferred, with animal by-products sterilization.•For lignocellulosic biomass alkali or biological pretreatments are most promising.•Microalgae thermal pretreatment seems most promising so far.
When properly designed, pretreatments may enhance the methane potential and/or anaerobic digestion rate, improving digester performance. This paper aims at providing some guidelines on the most appropriate pretreatments for the main feedstocks of biogas plants. Waste activated sludge was firstly investigated and implemented at full-scale, its thermal pretreatment with steam explosion being most recommended as it increases the methane potential and digestion rate, ensures sludge sanitation and the heat needed is produced on-site. Regarding fatty residues, saponification is preferred for enhancing their solubilisation and bioavailability. In the case of animal by-products, this pretreatment can be optimised to ensure sterilisation, solubilisation and to reduce inhibition linked to long chain fatty acids. With regards to lignocellulosic biomass, the first goal should be delignification, followed by hemicellulose and cellulose hydrolysis, alkali or biological (fungi) pretreatments being most promising. As far as microalgae are concerned, thermal pretreatment seems the most promising technique so far. |
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ISSN: | 0960-8524 1873-2976 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.09.007 |