Anaerobic digestion of fique bagasse: an energy alternative

In Colombia the agro-industrial process of fique generates approximately 20 800 kg of waste / ha planted, consisting of bagasse and juice. These wastes are discarded over soil and water generating a problem of environmental pollution. The fique bagasse (FB) has a calorific value of 3 297.91 kcal / k...

Full description

Autores:
Escalante Hernández, Humberto
Guzmán Luna, Carolina
Castro Molano, Liliana Del Pilar
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/44157
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/44157
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/34255/
Palabra clave:
Anaerobic digestion
fique bagasse
inoculums
lignocellulosic waste
ruminal fluid
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
Description
Summary:In Colombia the agro-industrial process of fique generates approximately 20 800 kg of waste / ha planted, consisting of bagasse and juice. These wastes are discarded over soil and water generating a problem of environmental pollution. The fique bagasse (FB) has a calorific value of 3 297.91 kcal / kg, high concentrations of cellulose, hemicellulose and C / N ratio that make it appropriate for biogas production. However, the presence of lignin in the FB requires specific microbial consortia for its degradation. Therefore, in this research the biogas production from FB on a laboratory scale was studied through the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) process using a consortium of ruminal fluid (RF) and pig manure (PM). A methane production of 0.35 m3 CH4/kg volatile solids (VS) added during two weeks, equivalent to 1.38 kWh/kg VS added, indicated that FB is an attractive residual to be used as a source of renewable energy.