Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques

Chin-Hang Shu

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• Research Article
  Improving Biodegradation of Rice Straw Using Alkaline and Aspergillus niger Pretreatment for Methane Production by Anaerobic Co-Digestion
  Author(s): Chin-Hang Shu, Rajan Jaiswal and Jhih-Syong ShihChin-Hang Shu, Rajan Jaiswal and Jhih-Syong Shih
  
  Rice straw, an agricultural waste, is readily available as a potential feedstock for the production of fermentable sugars. However, the recalcitrant nature of the lignin during digestion has been the major hindrances for the feasibility of the anaerobic process. At the same time, conversion of animal manure to value added product like biofuels is an important breakthrough for alternative treatment of such materials. Considering the aforementioned statements, in this study, we propose a combined use of alkaline and biological pretreatment of rice straw followed by the subsequent anaerobic co-digestion with pig manure for the production of methane. 1.5M NaOH was used for alkaline pretreatment which improved the delignification of the rice straw by removing 45.5% of the lignin content. Aspergillus niger BCRC31130 was employed for the biological pretreatment. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9821.1000256

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