p Coumaric acid inhibits anaerobic digestion of lignocellulose, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
p Coumaric acid inhibits anaerobic digestion of lignocellulose, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
p Coumaric acid inhibits anaerobic digestion of lignocellulose, laccase detoxifies Michel Schroyen, Stijn Van Hulle, Han Vervaeren & Katleen Raes Overview (1) Lignocellulose Pretreatment Anaerobic Agricultural waste Thermal digestion
Overview (1)
Lignocellulose
Agricultural waste Forestry residue
Pretreatment
Thermal Chemical Biological
Anaerobic digestion
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Lignocellulose
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“You can make anything out of lignin, except money.”
80 130 180 230 280 330 5 10 15 20 BMP after 30 days (Nl/kgVS) Lignin (g/100g)
Lignin & BMP
Substrate Lignin % BMP Ensilage 1 308 Corn Stover 4,5 231 Wheat Straw 6 226 Flax Straw 8,6 232 Hemp Straw 9,2 240 Miscanthus 12 140 Willow 17 92 Schroyen et al. 2015 (Bioresource Technology)
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Lignocellulose Lignin Degradation = Lignin degradation
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Pretreatment
TPC & BMP
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5 10 15 20 25 30 50 100 150 200 250 300 Hydrolysis rate (Nl/kgVS/d) Phenolic compounds (mg/l)
Overview (2)
Lignocellulose
Agricultural waste Forestry residue
Pretreatment
Thermal Chemical
Anaerobic digestion
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Inhibitors
Phenolic compounds
Experimental Setup (1)
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Miscanthus / Hemp straw
PC
p‐Coumaric acid 0 – 2000 mg/l
AD
BMP – determination
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- The hydrolysis rate during anaerobic digestion of
miscanthus is reduced by p‐coumaric acid
Inhibition anaerobic digestion Miscanthus Hemp straw
S PC AD
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Experimental Setup (2)
S
Miscanthus / Hemp straw
PC
p‐Coumaric acid 0 – 500 mg/l
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Laccase / Versatile peroxidase
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- Laccase diminishes the concentration of p‐coumaric
acid
Detoxifying effect of enzymes Laccase Versatile Peroxidase
S PC E
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- 500 mg/l inhibits versatile peroxidase completely
Impact on the enzymes
‐20 20 40 60 80 100 120 Uninhibited activity Laccase Versatile peroxidase Relative enzyme activity
S PC E
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Overview (3)
Lignocellulose
Agricultural waste Forestry residue
Pretreatment
Thermal Chemical
Anaerobic digestion
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Detoxification
Laccase
Experimental Setup (3)
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Miscanthus / Hemp straw
PC
p‐Coumaric acid 0 – 2000 mg/l
E AD
BMP ‐ determination
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- A laccase detoxifying step has a positive effect on
hydrolysis as well as on total biogas production
Connecting the dots
S PC E AD
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Conclusion
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- Lignin has a negative impact on BMP
- Increase of phenolic compounds inhibits
anaerobic digestion of miscanthus
- Versatile peroxidase is inhibited
- Laccase detoxifies and can be used as an extra
step in the production process
Thank you!
Contact details: michel.schroyen@ugent.be