Pretreatment of garden biomass using Fenton's reagent: influence of Fe(2+) and H2O2 concentrations on lignocellulose degradation.
Garden biomass (GB) is defined as low density and heterogeneous waste fraction of garden rubbish like grass clippings, pruning, flowers, branches, weeds; roots. GB is generally different from other types of biomass. GB is mostly generated through maintenance of green areas. GB can be processed for bio energy production as it contains considerably good amount of cellulose and hemicellulose. However, pretreatment is necessary to delignify and facilitate disruption of cellulosic moiety. The aim of the present investigation was to pretreat GB using Fenton's reagent and to study the influence of Fe(2+) and H2O2 concentrations on degradation of lignin and cellulose. The data were statistically analyzed using ANOVA and numerical point prediction tool of MINITAB RELEASE 14 to optimize different process variables such as temperature, concentration of Fe(2+) and H2O2. The results of the present investigation showed that Fenton's reagent was effective on GB, however, concentration of Fe(2+) and H2O2 play crucial role in determining the efficiency of pretreatment. An increase in H2O2 concentration in Fenton's reagent significantly increased the rate of cellulose and lignin degradation in contrast to increasing concentration of Fe(2+) ion which led to a decrease in lignocellulosic degradation.
Department of Biotechnology, Priyadarshini Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur-19, Maharashtra, India.
Vivek P
VP
Bhange
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Division, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur-20, Maharashtra, India.
Spm Prince
SP
William
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Division, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur-20, Maharashtra, India.
Abhinav
A
Sharma
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Division, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur-20, Maharashtra, India.
Jagdish
J
Gabhane
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Division, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur-20, Maharashtra, India.
Atul N
AN
Vaidya
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Division, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur-20, Maharashtra, India.
Satish R
SR
Wate
Cellulose; Fenton’s reagent; Garden biomass; Lignin; Pretreatment