A novel pre-treatment for the methane production from microalgae by using N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO).
Bioresour Technol
; 201: 370-3, 2016 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this work was to study the effect of the solvent N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO) to pre-treat Nannochloropsis oculata before the anaerobic digestion process. The results indicated that the pre-treatment affects the characteristics of the cell wall, which consequently becomes more susceptible to the microorganisms attack during anaerobic digestion. The methane production was increased by 43% after the pre-treatment, from 238±6mLCH4/gVS until 339±4mLCH4/gVS. On the contrary, the methane production from Chlorella vulgaris decreased after the pre-treatment from 251±4mLCH4/gVS to 231±3mLCH4/gVS. The failure on the pre-treatment was attributed to the particular characteristics of the substrate in consequence of a previous drying step.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Biotecnología
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Morfolinas
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Óxidos N-Cíclicos
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Microalgas
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Metano
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En
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Bioresour Technol
Asunto de la revista:
ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
Año:
2016
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Article
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España