Papers by vincenzo cacciatore
Biosystems Engineering, 2015
Yearly global corn stover production is about 75 million tonnes of dry matter that remains a majo... more Yearly global corn stover production is about 75 million tonnes of dry matter that remains a major untapped agricultural resource. While its use as a feedstock for biogas production has been well studied, the methane potential of each single stover fraction begs further analysis. This study evaluated the composition of maize cobs, husks, leaves, and stalks and the potential of those components to produce biogas and methane. These analyses allowed an estimate of the preferred corn stover harvest chain conditions for quantity and quality. Fraction methane yields ranged between 206.6 and 307.0 l N kg-1 VS, with husks being the most productive. In total, our estimates suggest that these fractions produce about 3,000 m 3 ha-1 of methane from the biogas conveniently collected by different harvest chains.
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