Hydrogen and methane yields of untreated, water-extracted and acid (HCl) treated maize in one- and two-stage batch assays

O. M. Pakarinen, P. L N Kaparaju, J. A. Rintala

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    Abstract

    In the present study, two-stage H2 and CH4 production was compared with one-stage CH4 production from maize subjected to water extraction and acid (HCl) treatment. In addition, the effect of duration (2 and 14 days) of the first-stage H2 process on the H2 yields and subsequent CH4 yields from the second-stage was also investigated. Results showed that the average H2 yields from untreated maize were 5.6 and 9.9 ml/g volatile solids added (VSadded) after 2 and 14 days, respectively. On the other hand, H2 yields from water-extracted and HCl-treated maize were 18.0 and 20.5 ml/gVSadded (14 d), respectively. On comparison to one-stage CH4 assays, the average increase in CH4 yields from two-stage assays with 2 d H 2 stage were 7, 9 and 27% for untreated, water-extracted and HCl-treated maize, respectively.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)14401-14407
    Number of pages7
    JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
    Volume36
    Issue number22
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2011
    Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • Anaerobic digestion
    • Hydrogen
    • Maize
    • Methane
    • Pre-treatment
    • Two-stage

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    • Fuel Technology
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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