Comparison of pre-treatments to reduce salinity and enhance biomethane yields of Laminaria digitata harvested in different seasons

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dc.contributor.authorTabassum, Muhammad Rizwan
dc.contributor.authorXia, Ao
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Jerry D.
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Irelanden
dc.contributor.funderChongqing Universityen
dc.contributor.funderGas Networks Ireland
dc.contributor.funderErvia, Ireland
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-22T11:36:44Z
dc.date.available2017-09-22T11:36:44Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-16
dc.date.updated2017-09-22T11:24:55Z
dc.description.abstractPre-treatment can enhance anaerobic digestion of seaweed; however, seasonal variation in the biochemical composition of seaweed has a significant impact on the pre-treatment effect. In this study, various pre-treatments were employed for the brown seaweed Laminaria digitata harvested in March (with high ash content and low carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio) and September (with low ash content and high C:N ratio). Washing of L. digitata harvested in March with hot water (defined as 40 °C) removed 54% of the ash and improved the volatile solids (VS) content by 31% leading to an improved biomethane yield of 282 L CH4 kg VS−1. This pre-treatment affected a 16% increase in biodegradability, reduced salt accumulation in the digestate by 54%, and increased specific methane yield per wet weight by 25%. This level of effect was not noted for seaweed harvested in September, when the biodegradability is higher.en
dc.description.sponsorshipChongqing University (One Hundred Talents Program); Gas Networks Ireland (Gas Innovation Group)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationTabassum, M. R., Xia, A. and Murphy, J. D. (2017) 'Comparison of pre-treatments to reduce salinity and enhance biomethane yields of Laminaria digitata harvested in different seasons', Energy, 140(1), pp. 546-551. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2017.08.070en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.energy.2017.08.070
dc.identifier.endpage551en
dc.identifier.issn0360-5442
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleEnergyen
dc.identifier.startpage546en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/4777
dc.identifier.volume140en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd.en
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/12/RC/2302/IE/Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) - The SFI Centre for Marine Renewable Energy Research/en
dc.rights© 2017, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectSeaweeden
dc.subjectPre-treatmenten
dc.subjectAnaerobic digestionen
dc.subjectBiomethaneen
dc.titleComparison of pre-treatments to reduce salinity and enhance biomethane yields of Laminaria digitata harvested in different seasonsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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