Pretreatment strategies for enhanced biogas production from lignocellulosic biomass

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 301; p. 122725
• Main Authors: Abraham, Amith, Mathew, Anil K, Park, Hyojung, Choi, Okkyoung, Sindhu, Raveendran, Parameswaran, Binod, Pandey, Ashok, Park, Jung Han, Sang, Byoung-In
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2020
• Subjects: anaerobic conditions; anaerobic digestion; Biofuels; biogas; Biomass; Cellulose; crystal structure; economics; gas production (biological); ionic liquids; Lignin; lignocellulose; microorganisms; surface area; Biogas; Pretreatment; Lignocellulose; Anaerobic digestion

The inclusion of a pretreatment step in anaerobic digestion processes increases the digestibility of lignocellulosic biomass and enhances biogas yields by promoting lignin removal and the destruction of complex biomass structures. The increase in surface area enables the efficient interaction of mic...