Hongmei Zhao^1,2* and Jiang Meng²

¹School of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
²Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resources, Chemistry School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, China

*Corresponding Author: Hongmei Zhao, Hongmei Zhao, School of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University,Kumming, China.

Received: July 20, 2021; Published: August 13, 2021

Abstract

Anaerobic digestion is a widely accepted method to treat wastes such as peanut shell. The energy and nutrients are simultaneously recovered by this method. The objective of this study was to elucidate the effect of TiO₂ nanoparticles in co-digestion of hybrid Pennisetum and peanut shell under mesophilic conditions. The results demonstrated the methane (CH₄) production was improved by adding the TiO₂ nanoparticles. The cumulative ga s production is best (up to 11,133.3 mL) by adding 0.15% nano-TiO₂ particles. The microbial community analysis showed that Methanobacterium and Methanosarcina were enriched in the presence of TiO₂ nanoparticles indicating that TiO₂ can improve CH₄ production by stimulating the growth of methanogens.

Keywords: Anaerobic Fermentation; Methane Production; TiO2 Nanoparticles; Hybrid Pennisetum; Peanut Shell

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Citation

Citation: Hongmei Zhao and Jiang Meng. “Co-digestion of Hybrid Pennisetum and Peanut Shell After Adding TiO₂ Nanoparticles: Focusing on the Synergistic Effects on Methane Production". Acta Scientific Pharmaceutical Sciences 5.9 (2020): 41-45.

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Copyright: © 2020 Hongmei Zhao and Jiang Meng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.