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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021

Towards upscaling the valorization of wheat straw residues: alkaline pretreatment using sodium hydroxide, enzymatic hydrolysis and biogas production.

Jelica Novakovic, Nikoleta Kontogianni, Elli Maria Barampouti, Sofia Mai, Konstantinos Moustakas, Dimitris Malamis, Maria Loizidou

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Jelica NovakovicSchool of Chemical Engineering, Unit of Environmental Science Technology, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zographou Campus, GR-15780, Athens, Greece.
Nikoleta KontogianniSchool of Chemical Engineering, Unit of Environmental Science Technology, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zographou Campus, GR-15780, Athens, Greece.
Elli Maria BarampoutiSchool of Chemical Engineering, Unit of Environmental Science Technology, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zographou Campus, GR-15780, Athens, Greece.
Sofia MaiSchool of Chemical Engineering, Unit of Environmental Science Technology, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zographou Campus, GR-15780, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos MoustakasSchool of Chemical Engineering, Unit of Environmental Science Technology, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zographou Campus, GR-15780, Athens, Greece.
Dimitris MalamisSchool of Chemical Engineering, Unit of Environmental Science Technology, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zographou Campus, GR-15780, Athens, Greece.
Maria LoizidouSchool of Chemical Engineering, Unit of Environmental Science Technology, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zographou Campus, GR-15780, Athens, Greece. mloiz@chemeng.ntua.gr.

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Abstract

Lignocellulosic biomass is considered as a recalcitrant substrate for anaerobic digestion due to its complex nature that limits its biological degradation. Therefore, suitable preprocessing for the improvement of the performance of conventional anaerobic digestion remains a challenge in the development of anaerobic digestion technology. The physical and chemical characteristics of wheat straw (WS), as a representative lignocellulosic biomass, have a significant impact on the anaerobic digestion process in terms of quantity and quality of the produced biogas. This study aimed at investigating the enzymatic saccharification and detoxification of straw prior to anaerobic digestion with the final objective of enhancing the performance of conventional anaerobic systems of recalcitrant fractions of agricultural waste. The experimental activity was performed in lab and pilot scale treating WS. Alkaline delignification of straw using sodium hydroxide (NaOH) was studied prior to enzymatic hydrolysis for the production of easily biodegradable sugars. After defining the optimum conditions for the pretreatment scheme, the anaerobic digestability of the effluents produced was measured. Finally, the final liquid effluents were fed to a pilot scale anaerobic digester of 0.5 m

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BiofuelsTriticumAnaerobiosisBiomassHydrolysisMethaneSodium HydroxideBiofuelsMethaneSodium HydroxideAnaerobic digestionDelignificationEnzyme loadingParticle sizeScale-upSugars yield

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