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Advancements in Giant Reed ( Arundo donax L.) Biomass Pre-Treatments for Biogas Production: A Review

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  • Ciro Vasmara

    (CREA—Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Beccastecca 345, 41018 S. Cesario sul Panaro, Italy)

  • Stefania Galletti

    (CREA—Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Via di Corticella 133, 40128 Bologna, Italy)

  • Stefano Cianchetta

    (CREA—Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Via di Corticella 133, 40128 Bologna, Italy)

  • Enrico Ceotto

    (CREA—Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Beccastecca 345, 41018 S. Cesario sul Panaro, Italy)

Abstract

Giant reed is a non-food, tall, rhizomatous, spontaneous perennial grass that is widely diffused in warm-temperate environments under different pedo-climatic conditions. In such environments, it is considered one of the most promising energy crops in terms of economic and environmental sustainability, as it can also be cultivated on marginal lands. Owing to its complex and recalcitrant structure due to the lignin content, the use of giant reed as a feedstock for biogas production is limited. Thus, pre-treatment is necessary to improve the methane yield. The objective of this review was to critically present the possible pre-treatment methods to allow the giant reed to be transformed in biogas. Among the studied pre-treatments (i.e., hydrothermal, chemical, and biological), alkaline pre-treatments demonstrated better effectiveness in improving the methane yield. A further opportunity is represented by hybrid pre-treatments (i.e., chemical and enzymatic) to make giant reed biomass suitable for bio-hydrogen production. So far, the studies have been carried out at a laboratory scale; a future challenge to research is to scale up the pre-treatment process to a pilot scale.

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  • Ciro Vasmara & Stefania Galletti & Stefano Cianchetta & Enrico Ceotto, 2023. "Advancements in Giant Reed ( Arundo donax L.) Biomass Pre-Treatments for Biogas Production: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-21, January.
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