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Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.    2017, Vol. 11 Issue (6) : 17    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-017-0965-z
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Optimization of microwave pretreatment of lignocellulosic waste for enhancing methane production: Hyacinth as an example
Bai-Hang Zhao1,2, Jie Chen1, Han-Qing Yu2(), Zhen-Hu Hu3(), Zheng-Bo Yue3, Jun Li1
1. Department of Municipal Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
2. Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
3. School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230092, China
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Abstract

The physical structure of hyacinth was disrupted by microwave pretreatment.

Methane production increased by 38.3% with microwave pretreatment.

The maximum methane production and maximum methane production rate were optimized.

Mechanism of enhanced methane production by microwave pretreatment was analyzed.

The effect of microwave pretreatment on the anaerobic degradation of hyacinth was investigated using response surface methodology (RSM). The components of lignin and the other constituents of hyacinth were altered by microwave pretreatment. Comparison of the near-infrared spectra of hyacinth pretreated by microwave irradiation and water-heating pretreatment revealed that no new compounds were generated during hyacinth pretreatment by microwave irradiation. Atomic force microscopy observations indicated that the physical structures of hyacinth were disrupted by microwave pretreatment. The yield of methane per gram of the microwave-irradiated substrate increased by 38.3% as compared to that of the substrate pretreated via water-heating. A maximum methane yield of 221 mL·g-sub–1 was obtained under the optimum pretreatment conditions (substrate concentration (PSC) = 20.1 g·L–1 and pretreatment time (PT) = 14.6 min) using RSM analysis. A maximum methane production rate of 0.76 mL·h–1·g-sub–1 was obtained by applying PSC= 9.5 g·L–1 and PT= 11 min. Interactive item coefficient analysis showed that methane production was dependent on the PSC and PT, separately, whereas the interactive effect of the PSC and PT on methane production was not significant. The same trend was also observed for the methane production rate.
Keywords Microwave pretreatment      Response surface methodology      Methane production      Hyacinth      Anaerobic digestion     
Corresponding Author(s): Han-Qing Yu,Zhen-Hu Hu   
Issue Date: 09 August 2017
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Bai-Hang Zhao,Jie Chen,Han-Qing Yu, et al. Optimization of microwave pretreatment of lignocellulosic waste for enhancing methane production: Hyacinth as an example[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2017, 11(6): 17.
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components percentage a) percentage
(after pretreatment)		 removal efficiency b)
volatile solids (VS) 78.6±7.6 76.0±3.1 13.6±2.7
hemicellulose 23.2±6.2 18.4±5.6 29.5±1.8
cellulose 24.9±4.3 26.4±4.0 5.0±1.7
lignin 10.1±2.5 10.6±2.3 5.9±2.3
protein 20.4±3.2 19.4±1.9 15.1±0.9
ash 21.4±1.5 24.0±0.2 –
Tab.1  Chemical components of hyacinth before and after microwave pretreatment
trial coded values real values methane production
x1 x2 X 1a) /(g·L-1) X 2b)
/min		 Hmax
/(mL·g-sub-1)		 Rmax
/(mL·h-1·g-sub-1)
1 -1 -1 12 10 162±11.93 0.847±0.043
2 1 -1 32 10 123±7.50 0.367±0.075
3 -1 1 12 20 177±9.62 0.464±0.069
4 1 1 32 20 180±7.91 0.495±0.049
5 -1.414 0 7.8 15 185±10.83 0.503±0.035
6 1.414 0 36.1 15 178±6.12 0.480±0.041
7 0 -1.414 22 7.9 161±13.36 0.449±0.028
8 0 1.414 22 22.1 77±6.07 0.116±0.013
9–13 0 0 22 15.0 221±7.75 0.697±0.081
Tab.2  Design matrices for microwave pretreatment conditions and methane production using pretreated hyacinth
Fig.1  NIR spectrum: (a) solid sample and (b) supernatant sample
Fig.2  AFM images: (a) and (b) different parts of hyacinth surfaces pretreated by water-heating, (c) and (d) different parts of hyacinth surfaces pretreated by microwave irradiation
Fig.3  Accumulated CH4 production in blank, control, and microwave pretreatment experiments
Fig.4  Effect of PSC and PT on Hmax: (a) three-dimensional response surface plot and (b) two dimensional contour plot
Fig.5  Effect of PSC and PT on Rmax: (a) three-dimensional response surface plot and (b) two-dimensional contour plot
trial experimental conditions Hmax /(mL·g-sub−1) Rmax /(mL·h−1·g-sub−1)
measured calculated measured calculated
14 PSC= 9 g·L −1 PT= 10 min 180±9.23 170 0.69±0.08 0.76
15 PSC= 15 g·L −1 PT= 20 min 152±3.75 155 0.35±0.09 0.37
16 PSC= 35 g·L −1 PT= 20 min 135±6.82 144 0.51±0.05 0.40
Tab.3  Measured and calculated values for the verification tests
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