Co-ensiling of cattle manure before biogas production: Effects of fermentation stimulants and inhibitors on biomass and methane preservation

Rúben Teixeira Franco, Pierre Buffière and Rémy Bayard

Renewable Energy, 2018, vol. 121, issue C, 315-323

Abstract: The impact of formic acid and glucose addition on the co-ensiling of cattle manure with straw was assessed during 4 months at laboratory scale. Feedstock deprived of additives lost 67% of its methane potential for prolonged ensiling. This was mainly due to the lack of water-soluble carbohydrates and to the high methanogenic activity of cattle manure. The use of co-substrates enhanced biomass and energy conservation during ensiling. The best result was obtained for co-ensiling of cattle manure with glucose (100 g/kg of feedstock). For this condition, lactate production was extensive, which enabled biomass acidification, suppressed ammonia emissions and led to full preservation of methane potential after 4 months. Therefore, in field-scale storage, co-ensiling with a sugar-rich co-substrate appears to be the most resourceful method to optimize cattle manure preservation. Application of this promising technique will have a major impact on the methane yield of agricultural biogas plants where cattle manure has to be stored for long periods.

Keywords: Cattle manure; Additives; Storage; Ensiling; Anaerobic digestion; Methane potential (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.01.035

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