Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Volume 23, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2021.101686
Keywords
Rice straw; Pretreatment; Volatile fatty acid; Biogas residue; Two-stage anaerobic fermentation
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFE0206600]
- National Natural Science Foundation Program of China [31972611]
- Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program (ASTIP) of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Central Universities Fundamental Research Funds [2662020GXPY006]
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The study investigated the physical and chemical effects of hydrothermal, acid and alkali pretreatment methods on rice straw for VFAs production. Different pretreatment methods had varying effects on the surface area and pore structure of the rice straw. Furthermore, under specific temperature conditions, VFAs production was significantly enhanced with the use of 1% Ca(OH)(2) pretreatment.
The physical and chemical effects of the hydrothermal, acid and alkali pretreatment methods of rice straw were investigated to be used in volatile fatty acids (VFAs) production through two-stage anaerobic fermentation. The effects of two-stage acid production and fermentation process parameters of different pretreated straws under the fermentation temperature conditions of 35 degrees C, 55 degrees C, and 70 degrees C were analyzed. The results showed that The hydrothermal, 2% HCl, and 1% Ca(OH)(2) increased the specific surface area of the rice straw by 12.20%, 52.62% and 37.81%, respectively. The alkali pretreatment increased the macro and mesopores of the rice straw while the hydrothermal and acid pretreatments increased the small and micropores. The primary fermentation did not affect significantly the infrared spectrum peaks of pretreated rice straw. The rate and total VFAs production was enhanced significantly after the 1% Ca(OH)(2) pretreatment compared with 2%HCl and hydrothermal pretreatments respectively. Based on the initial mass of 100 g raw straw, when pretreated with 1% Ca(OH)(2) and fermented at 35 degrees C, the primary and the secondary acid production were 12.23 g and 16.54 g, respectively, and the total acid production was 28.77 g. This study provides an optimum condition for the best pretreatment and process parameters for acidogenic biorefinery of rice straw for enhanced VFAs production. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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