Pretreatment
|
Substrate
|
TOC (g/l)
|
TOC reduction (%)
|
Methane potential (nl CH4/kg VS)
|
Yield (nl CH4/100 g raw material)
|
---|
|
Reference with cellulose
|
-
|
-
|
390
|
-
|
No catalyst
|
Hydrolysate
|
0.22
|
90.6
|
495
|
9.9
|
|
Thin stillage from SSF with unwashed material
|
0.29
|
82.5
|
468
|
9.9
|
|
Thin stillage from SSF with washed material
|
0.19
|
86.2
|
517
|
3.5
|
0.2% Sulphuric acid
|
Hydrolysate
|
0.02
|
99.0
|
503
|
11.7
|
|
Thin stillage from SSF with unwashed material
|
0.17
|
92.1
|
658
|
13.8
|
|
Thin stillage from SSF with washed material
|
0.16
|
91.8
|
516
|
3.8
|
- All results have been corrected with the values obtained for the inoculum.