Recently, the potential use of microalgae as a source of biomass for fuel production has been focused because microalgae have advantages as a feedstock for energy production; they can be cultivated easily and are not considered to be human food sources. In this study, the anaerobic digestion (AD) process using microalgae as a substrate was investigated to see the possibility of methane production. Microalgae should be pretreated before adding into AD process in order to improve the biodegradability of organic materials. Herein, thermal, chemical, ultrasonic, and combined pretreatments were examined to find the optimum condition of pretreatments. The result showed that thermal, alkali, ultrasonic pretreatment were relatively effective, and their combinations were more effective than individual pretreatment in terms of cell lysis activity. Vial tests were performed by two combined (alkali/ultrasonic, ultrasonic/thermal) and two individual (thermal, ultrasonic) pretreated biomass of Dunaliella sp., and two mesophilic sludges obtained from municipal wastewater treatment plant (WTPSL) and local brewing company (BRSL) were used for inoculum sources. Pretreated biomass was spiked two times into vials containing anaerobic medium and inoculum sources, and methane production was measured up to 60 days. Consequently, as a control 0.752 and 0.198 L CH4/g TCOD were generated from WTPSL and BRSL itself, respectively. Vial containing pretreated microalgae produced 0.7–.2 times higher methane yields than negative control. Results also indicated that vial with combined pretreated microalgae extracted more methane gas compared to vial with un-pretreated microalgae. Therefore, it was demonstrated that microalgae have a potential to be a substrate in AD, and pretreatment have a positive effect on extracting more methane gas in AD.
키워드
MicroalgaeBiogasAnaerobic Digestion
저자
Nayeong JEON [ School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST). ]
한국생물공학회 [The Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering]
설립연도
1984
분야
공학>생물공학
소개
이 법인은 생물 공학의 발전과 보급에 이바지하고, 회원 상호 간의 연구 협력과 친목을 도모함을 목적으로 한다
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간행물
간행물명
한국생물공학회 학술대회
간기
반년간
수록기간
1985~2013
십진분류
KDC 476DDC 576
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / 한국생물공학회 학술대회 2011년도 한국생물공학회 춘계학술발표대회