期刊
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
卷 143, 期 -, 页码 505-511出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.06.043
关键词
Microalgae; Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Nannochloropsis sauna; Thermal pretreatment
资金
- Graduate School of Energy Efficient Production and Logistics
The marine microalga Nannochloropsis sauna was investigated as feedstock for anaerobic digestion under batch and semi-continuous conditions for the first time. Biodegradability and methane yield were low under both digestion conditions. Thermal pretreatment prior to anaerobic digestion significantly increased the methane yield from 0.2 to 0.57 m(3) kg VS-1 under batch conditions and from 0.13 to 0.27 m(3) kg VS-1 in semi-continuous digestion. Still, the methane yield was limited with semi-continuous feeding due to volatile fatty acid (VFA) accumulation in the digester caused by high ammonium and salt concentrations in the feedstock. Despite VFA accumulation adaption of the microorganisms to the changing conditions and high buffer capacity resulted in steady methane production. A first energy balance considering the required heat for thermal pretreatment revealed significant benefit from the pretreatment. Conversely, the high energy demand for dewatering algal cultures is one major bottleneck for industrial-scale processing of microalgae. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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