Enhanced methane production from algal biomass through short duration enzymatic pretreatment and codigestion with carbon rich waste

201542 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Sanjeev Kumar Prajapati · Netaji Subhas University of Technology

Anushree Malik · Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Virendra Kumar Vijay · The Center For Rural Development

T.R. Sreekrishnan · Institute of Metagenomics and Microbial Technologies (Slovenia)

Abstract

Novel two fold approach comprising short duration fungal crude enzyme pretreatment of algal biomass followed by codigestion with cattle dung resulting in enhanced methane yield is disclosed.

Topics & Keywords

Biofuel production and bioconversion Algal biology and biofuel production Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Responsible consumption and production

Publication Details

Published in: RSC Advances

Volume 5, Issue 82, pp. 67175-67183

DOI: 10.1039/c5ra12670c

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