Enhancement of microalgae anaerobic digestion by thermo-alkaline pretreatment with lime (CaO)
2017
Solé-Bundó, Maria | Carrère, Hélène | Garfí, Marianna | Ferrer, Ivet
The aim of this study was to evaluate for the first time the effect of a thermo-alkaline pretreatment with lime (CaO) on microalgae anaerobic digestion. The pretreatment was carried out by adding different CaO doses (4 and 10%) at different temperatures (room temperature (25°C), 55 and 72°C). The exposure time was 4days for pretreatments at 25°C, and 24h for pretreatments at 55 and 72°C. Following, a biochemical methane potential test was conducted with pretreated and untreated microalgae. According to the results, the pretreatment enhanced proteins solubilisation by 32.4% and carbohydrates solubilisation by 31.4% with the highest lime dose and temperature (10% CaO and 72°C). Furthermore, anaerobic digestion kinetics were improved in all cases (from 0.08 to 0.14day−1 for untreated and pretreated microalgae, respectively). The maximum biochemical methane potential increase (25%) was achieved with 10% CaO at 72°C, in accordance with the highest biomass solubilisation. Thus, lime pretreatment appears as a potential strategy to improve microalgae anaerobic digestion.
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