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BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
Volume 2017, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2017/2457805
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- National Key Technology RD Program [2015BAL04B02]
- Qingdao Applied Basic Research Project [14-2-4-21-jch]
- Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong Province
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS
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Three semicontinuous continuous stirred-tank reactors (CSTR) operating at mesophilic conditions (35 degrees C) were used to investigate the effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT) on anaerobic digestion of wheat straw. The results showed that the average biogas production with HRT of 20, 40, and 60 days was 46.8, 79.9, and 89.1 mL/g total solid as well as 55.2, 94.3, and 105.2 mL/g volatile solids, respectively. The methane content with HRT of 20 days, from 14.2% to 28.5%, was the lowest among the three reactors. The pH values with HRT of 40 and 60 days were in the acceptable range compared to that with HRT of 20 days. The propionate was dominant in the reactor with HRT of 20 days, inhibiting the activities of methanogens and causing the lower methane content in biogas. The degradation of cellulose, hemicellulose, and crystalline cellulose based on XRD was also strongly influenced by HRTs.
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