dc.contributor.author |
Muthangya, Mutemi |
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dc.contributor.author |
Mshandete, A. M. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kivaisi, A. K. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-11-21T11:57:40Z |
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dc.date.available |
2014-11-21T11:57:40Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2009, 10(11), 4805-4815 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1422-0067 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/10/11/4805/htm |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/113 |
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dc.description |
doi:10.3390/ijms10114805 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Sisal leaf decortications residue (SLDR) is amongst the most abundant agro-industrial residues in Tanzania and is a good feedstock for biogas production. Pre-treatment of the residue prior to its anaerobic digestion (AD) was investigated using a two-stage pre-treatment approach with two fungal strains, CCHT-1 and Trichoderma reesei in succession in anaerobic batch bioreactors. AD of the pre-treated residue with CCTH-1 at 10% (wet weight inoculum/SLDR) inoculum concentration incubated for four days followed by incubation for eight days with 25% (wet weight inoculum/SLDR) of T. reesei gave a methane yield of 0.292 ± 0.04 m3 CH4/kg volatile solids (VS)added. On reversing the pre-treatment succession of the fungal inocula using the same parameters followed by AD, methane yield decreased by about 55%. Generally, an increment in the range of 30–101% in methane yield in comparison to the un-treated SLDR was obtained. The results confirmed the potential of CCHT-1 followed by Trichoderma reesei fungi pre-treatment prior to AD to achieve significant improvement in biogas production from SLDR. |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
MDPI |
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dc.subject |
two-stage pre-treatment |
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dc.subject |
sisal leaf decortications residue |
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dc.subject |
biological |
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dc.subject |
fungi |
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dc.subject |
lignocellulose |
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dc.subject |
anaerobic digestion |
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dc.title |
Two-Stage Fungal Pre-Treatment for Improved Biogas Production from Sisal Leaf Decortication Residues |
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dc.type |
Article |
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