Biomethane production from various segments of brown seaweed

Muhammad Rizwan Tabassum; Ao Xia; Jerry D. Murphy

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2018.08.084

Biomethane production from various segments of brown seaweed

Muhammad Rizwan Tabassum
, Ao Xia
, Jerry D. Murphy

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Abstract

Brown seaweed may be an option as a feedstock for gaseous biofuel production. This paper proposed a detailed study on the impacts of various segments of seaweed thalli on the biomethane production. Ascophyllum nodosum, Laminaria digitata, Laminaria hyperborea, Saccharina latissima and Saccorhiza polyschides have shown significant variation in proximate, ultimate and biochemical composition in various segments of their thalli. The highest biomethane potential of 286 L CH₄ kg VS⁻¹ was recorded from the stipe of L. digitata, whereas the lowest value of 118 L CH₄ kg VS⁻¹ was obtained from the holdfast of L. hyperborean. Due to the accumulated salt in the holdfast, the biomethane performance was reduced compared with the frond and stipe. The specific yield per fresh weight of seaweed was measured in the range of 10 to 32 m³ CH₄ t⁻¹_wwt. Considering the dominant role of fresh thallus, the frond was the most significant part for seaweed biogas production.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	855-862
Number of pages	8
Journal	Energy Conversion and Management
Volume	174
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.08.084
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2018

Keywords

Algae
Anaerobic digestion
Biomethane
Brown seaweed
Morphological impact

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