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BIORESOURCES AND BIOPROCESSING
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1186/s40643-021-00420-3
Keywords
Volatile fatty acids; Acidogenic fermentation; Enhancing strategies; Lignocellulosic biomass wastes; Resource recovery
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- National Research Foundation
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This review examines the acidogenic fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass wastes for VFA production, focusing on characteristics, process parameters, and intensification strategies. Recommended strategies include alkaline fermentation, high loading rate, and short retention time, as well as the use of membrane technology or electrodialysis recovery.
Lignocellulosic biomass wastes are abundant resources that are usually valorized for methane-rich biogas via anaerobic digestion. Conversion of lignocellulose into volatile fatty acids (VFA) rather than biogas is attracting attention due to the higher value-added products that come with VFA utilization. This review consolidated the latest studies associated with characteristics of lignocellulosic biomass, the effects of process parameters during acidogenic fermentation, and the intensification strategies to accumulate more VFA. The differences between anaerobic digestion technology and acidogenic fermentation technology were discussed. Performance-enhancing strategies surveyed included (1) alkaline fermentation; (2) co-digestion and high solid-state fermentation; (3) pretreatments; (4) use of high loading rate and short retention time; (5) integration with electrochemical technology, and (6) adoption of membrane bioreactors. The recommended operations include: mesophilic temperature (thermophilic for high loading rate fermentation), C/N ratio (20-40), OLR (< 12 g volatile solids (VS)/(L center dot d)), and the maximum HRT (8-12 days), alkaline fermentation, membrane technology or electrodialysis recovery. Lastly, perspectives were put into place based on critical analysis on status of acidogenic fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass wastes for VFA production.
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