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In this work, five Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) species from the five different genera (Agave, Ananas, Euphorbia, Kalanchoe, and Opuntia) were selected as alternative feedstocks and their biochemical methane potentials (BMP) were investigated. Batch assays were performed using sludge and rumen fluid as inocula under uncontrolled pH and at mesophilic temperature (39 °C). Mean methane yields from the CAM plants inoculated with AD sludge ranged from 281 to 382 ml/gVS. These values were not significantly different from the methane yield obtained from maize, a feedstock for biomethane and volatile fatty acid (VFA), suggesting that CAM plants may be viable as bioenergy crops on poor-quality soils in areas with low rainfall that are unsuitable for cultivation of food crops.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122262

Type

Journal article

Journal

Bioresour Technol

Publication Date

02/2020

Volume

297

Keywords

Anaerobic digestion, Biomethane, CAM plants, Rumen fluid, Sludge, Agave, Anaerobiosis, Animals, Bioreactors, Fatty Acids, Volatile, Methane, Sewage