The optimization of the conversion of agricultural waste into volatile fatty acids under anaerobic conditions
- 1 July 2014
- journal article
- Published by Allerton Press in Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin
- Vol. 69 (4) , 187-193
Abstract
The selection of a biocatalyst was performed and the first optimal microbial association was obtained. This association was capable of converting products of depolymerization of sawdust, straw, and lignin into volatile fatty acids with an acid-producing activity that was greater by 1.3 times than the initial methane activity. The largest percentages of butyric acid (40%) and ethanol (14%) were obtained from biomass out of straw in concentrations of soluble organic substances from 2.5 to 6.3 gCOD/L. Using biomass from sawdust and lignin at concentrations of organic substances from 4.0 to 8.0 gCOD/L and a duration of the conversion process of up to 18 days we obtained an output of butyric acid that was two times smaller than that on a biomass from straw.Keywords
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