LAPSE:2021.0415
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LAPSE:2021.0415
Effect of Harvesting Age and Size Reduction in the Performance of Anaerobic Digestion of Pennisetum Grass
Carlos Alexander Pizarro-Loaiza, Patricia Torres-Lozada, Josep Illa, Jordi Palatsi, August Bonmatí
May 25, 2021
In the rural zones of Latin American and Caribbean developing countries, the poorest households rely on traditional fuels such as firewood to meet their daily cooking needs. Many of those countries are located near the equator, where they have a tropical climate and grass is one of the most common biomass crops. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of harvesting age (30, 44, and 57 days) in the performance of anaerobic digestion of King Grass (Pennisetum purpureum cv. King Grass) grown under tropical climate conditions. Three reduction methods of crop size were also compared. Results showed that 44-day harvesting age presented the greater specific methane yield (347.8 mLCH4 g−1VS) and area-specific methane yield (9773 m3CH4 ha−1 y−1). The machine chopped method (1−3 cm for stems and 1−10 cm for leaves) was the reduction method that maximized the methane production. From those results, the calculated area required for grass cultivation to provide the cooking energy to a typical family in the Colombian rural zones is 154 m2.
Keywords
anaerobic digestion, biogas, harvest age, methane yield, particle size reduction, perennial grasses, tropical climate
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Pizarro-Loaiza CA, Torres-Lozada P, Illa J, Palatsi J, Bonmatí A. Effect of Harvesting Age and Size Reduction in the Performance of Anaerobic Digestion of Pennisetum Grass. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0415
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Pizarro-Loaiza CA: Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). BarcelonaTech, C/Jordi Girona 1-3, Building C2, 08034 Barcelona, Spain; GIRO, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Torre Marimon, Caldes de Montbui, 08140 Barcelona, Spain [ORCID]
Torres-Lozada P: Study and Control of Environmental Pollution (ECCA) Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Valle, A.A. 25360—Cali, Colombia
Illa J: Department of Computing and Industrial Engineering, Universitat de Lleida, Avgda. Jaume II 69, E-25001 Lleida, Spain [ORCID]
Palatsi J: FCC Aqualia—Aigües de Lleida, EDAR Lleida, Camí Sot de Fontanet, 29, 25197 Lleida, Spain
Bonmatí A: GIRO, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Torre Marimon, Caldes de Montbui, 08140 Barcelona, Spain [ORCID]
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Processes
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8
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11
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E1414
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2020
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2020-11-06
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2227-9717
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