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Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass with Low-cost Ionic Liquids
Published on: August 10, 2016
Hydrothermal pretreatment contributes to accelerate maturity during the composting of lignocellulosic solid wastes
Chengze Yu1, Mingxiao Li2, Bin Zhang3
1State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, PR China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, PR China; Qingdao Engineering Research Center for Rural Environment, College of Resources and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, PR China.
Abstract:
The aim of this work was to study the optimal conditions and mechanism of lignocellulose degradation in the hydrothermal pretreatment coupled with aerobic fermentation (HTPAF). The optimized process parameters in the hydrothermal pretreatment (HTP) were discussed. The response relationship between enzyme activity and microbial community in HTPAF were explored. The results showed that with the moisture content of 50%-90%, the lignin content decreased by 150 mg/g after treatment at 120 °C for 6 h, and a loose pore structure was formed on the surface of the chestnut shells after HTP. The compost maturity time was shortened to 12 days. The dominant microbial genera in HTPAF were Gallicola, Moheibacter and Atopostipes, which were significant different with that of the traditional composting. HTPAF is beneficial to increase the maximum temperature of aerobic fermentation and quickly degrade lignin to shorten the maturity time.
