Influence of mechanical pretreatment and organic concentration of Irish brown seaweed for methane production

• Published in: Energy (Oxford) Vol. 118; pp. 1079 - 1089
• Main Authors: Montingelli, M.E., Benyounis, K.Y., Quilty, B., Stokes, J., Olabi, A.G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Algae; Anaerobic digestion; Anaerobic processes; Ascophyllum nodosum; Biodiesel fuels; Biofuels; Biogas; Emissions; Food; Laminaria; Laminaria sp; Land use; land use change; Lignin; macroalgae; Methane; methane production; Organic substrate concentration; Pretreatment; Response surface methodology; Seaweeds; uncertainty; Volatile solids; Ireland; Laminaria sp; Pretreatment; Organic substrate concentration; Anaerobic digestion; Ascophyllum nodosum

The European Commission opened a discussion about limiting first generation food based biofuels in favour of advanced biofuels. The main reason was to limit the uncertainty in estimates of indirect land use change emissions (ILUC) of food based biofuels. Brown seaweeds represent a valuable solution....