Lueangwattanapong, Khemmathin, Ammam, Fariza, Mason, P Michael et al. (5 more authors) (2019) Anaerobic digestion of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism plants:Exploring alternative feedstocks for semi-arid lands. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY. 122262. ISSN 0960-8524
Abstract
In this work, five Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) species from the five different genera (Agave, Ananas, Euphorbia, Kalanchoe, and Opuntia) were selected as alternative feedstocks and their biochemical methane potentials (BMP) were investigated. Batch assays were performed using sludge and rumen fluid as inocula under uncontrolled pH and at mesophilic temperature (39 °C). Mean methane yields from the CAM plants inoculated with AD sludge ranged from 281 to 382 ml/gVS. These values were not significantly different from the methane yield obtained from maize, a feedstock for biomethane and volatile fatty acid (VFA), suggesting that CAM plants may be viable as bioenergy crops on poor-quality soils in areas with low rainfall that are unsuitable for cultivation of food crops.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) > Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP) (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number BBSRC (BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL) BB/P02372X/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 21 Nov 2019 09:50 |
Last Modified: | 01 Apr 2025 23:08 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122262 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122262 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:153751 |
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