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The current study sought to determine the potential of cacao pod husks for energy use. Biogas potential, the kinetics of anaerobic digestion at bench scale, and physicochemical characterisation of materials were evaluated for cacao pod husks (CPH), depectinised cacao pod husks (CPH-D), and cacao pod husks treated by <italic>Pleurotus</italic> spp. (CPH-DF). These materials showed accumulated biogas productions of 314.86 ±4.45 l·kg−1 VS−1, 369.49 ±15.98 l·kg−1 VS−1, and 342.52 ±10.98 l·kg−1 VS−1, respectively. The calorific values in CPH-DF, CPH, and CHP-DF were 17.65 MJ·kg−1, 15.43 MJ·kg−1, and 17.21 MJ·kg−1, respectively. These values indicate that the evaluated materials have a high potential to be used as biofuels.
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The current study sought to determine the potential of cacao pod husks for energy use. Biogas potential, the kinetics of anaerobic digestion at bench scale, and physicochemical characterisation of materials were evaluated for cacao pod husks (CPH), depectinised cacao pod husks (CPH-D), and cacao pod husks treated by Pleurotus spp. (CPH-DF). These materials showed accumulated biogas productions of 314.86 ±4.45 l·kg−1 VS−1, 369.49 ±15.98 l·kg−1 VS−1, and 342.52 ±10.98 l·kg−1 VS−1, respectively. The calorific values in CPH-DF, CPH, and CHP-DF were 17.65 MJ·kg−1, 15.43 MJ·kg−1, and 17.21 MJ·kg−1, respectively. These values indicate that the evaluated materials have a high potential to be used as biofuels.

Use of Cacao Pod Husks Under Different Pretreatments for Bioenergy Production

University of Tolima, Faculty of Agronomy

University of Tolima, Faculty of Basic Sciences

Department Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Acta Technologica Agriculturae

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The current study sought to determine the potential of cacao pod husks for energy use. Biogas potential, the kinetics of anaerobic digestion at bench scale,...

Use of Cacao Pod Husks Under Different Pretreatments for Bioenergy Production

Published Online: Feb 24, 2024

Page range: 17 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2024-0003

Keywords
lignocellulosic biomass, waste, solid-state fermentation, anaerobic digestion, spp

© 2024 Licelander Hennessey-Ramos et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Use of Cacao Pod Husks Under Different Pretreatments for Bioenergy Production

Published Online: Feb 24, 2024

Page range: 17 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2024-0003

Keywordslignocellulosic biomass, waste, solid-state fermentation, anaerobic digestion, spp

© 2024 Licelander Hennessey-Ramos et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
lignocellulosic biomass, waste, solid-state fermentation, anaerobic digestion, spp