Pre-treatment of mscanthus sinensis with Bacta-sile to aid anaerobic digestion

Abiodun O. Jegede

Abstract


The investigation of the biodegradability and methane potential of bacterial pre-treated miscanthus sinensis has been carried out. One percent solution of Bacta-sile: A silage promoter was used to pre-treat miscanthus sinensis at 25

Keywords


anaerobic digestion, methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2), cyanobacteria, Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT), Organic Loading Rate (ORL)

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