title: Solid-state anaerobic digestion of fungal pretreated Miscanthus sinensis harvested in two different seasons.
abstract: Solid-state anaerobic digestion of Miscanthus sinensis harvested in fall and spring was compared under different total solids contents and feedstock-to-inoculum ratios. The highest specific methane yields reached 170-175LCH4/kg volatile solids for both harvest seasons. Miscanthus harvested in fall generated a 6% higher methane yield in average than miscanthus harvested in spring. Fungal pretreatment with Ceriporiopsis subvermispora decreased the lignin content of miscanthus harvested in spring by 25.7%, but there was no significant delignification observed for miscanthus harvested in fall. Fungal pretreatment of miscanthus harvested in spring increased the specific methane yield by 25%, but fungal pretreatment caused a slight methane yield reduction for miscanthus harvested in fall. Methane yields for miscanthus were comparable with those from other energy crops.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University/Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691-4096, USA.
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vasco-Correa
authors.affiliation: Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University/Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691-4096, USA. Electronic address: li.851@osu.edu.
authors.forename: Yebo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D056804:Biofuels; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry; D055453:Coriolaceae / Q000378:metabolism; D018556:Crops, Agricultural; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D005740:Gases; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry; D008697:Methane / Q000737:chemistry; D006109:Poaceae / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D012621:Seasons; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D005740:Gases; D012987:Soil; D002482:Cellulose; D008031:Lignin; D008697:Methane
keywords: Biogas; Ceriporiopsis subvermispora; Fungal pretreatment; Harvest date; SS-AD