Optimization of energy recovery efficiency from sweet sorghum stems by ethanol and methane fermentation processes coupling

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Hamadou, Bakari | Djomdi, Djomdi | Zieba Falama, Ruben | Djouldé Darnan, Roger | Audonnet, Fabrice | Fontanille, Pierre | Delattre, Cedric | Pierre, Guillaume | Dubessay, Pascal | Michaud, Philippe | Christophe, Gwendoline

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International audience. Taken separately, a single sweet sorghum stem bioconversion process for bioethanol and biomethane production only leads to a partial conversion of organic matter. The direct fermentation of crushed whole stem coupled with the methanization of the subsequent solid residues in a two-stage process was experimented to improve energy bioconversion yield, efficiency, and profitability. The raw stalk calorific value was 17,144.17 kJ/kg DM. Fermentation step performed using Saccharomyces cerevisiae resulted in a bioconversion yield of 261.18 g Eth/kg DM, i.e. an energy recovery efficiency of 6921.27 kJ/kg DM. The methanogenic potentials were 279 and 256 LCH4/kg DM, respectively, for raw stem and fermentation residues, i.e. energy yields of 10,013.31 and 9187.84 kJ/kg DM, respectively. Coupling processes have significantly increased yield and made it possible to reach 13,309.57 kJ/kg DM, i.e. 77.63% of raw stem energy recovery yield, compared to 40.37% and 58.40%, respectively, for single fermentation and methanization processes.

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