RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Effect of pretreatments on biogas production from microalgae biomass grown in pig manure treatment plants A1 Martín Juarez, Judit A1 Riol Pastor, Elena A1 Fernández Sevilla, Jose María A1 Muñoz Torre, Raúl A1 García Encina, Pedro Antonio A1 Bolado Rodríguez, Silvia K1 Anaerobic digestion K1 Fertilizer K1 Inhibition K1 Kinetic model K1 Methane AB Methane production from pretreated and raw mixed microalgae biomass grown in pig manure was evaluated. Acid and basic pretreatments provided the highest volatile solids solubilisation (up to 81%) followed by alkaline-peroxide and ultrasounds (23%). Bead milling and steam explosion remarkably increased the methane production rate, although the highest yield (377 mL CH4/g SV) was achieved by alkali pretreatment. Nevertheless, some pretreatments inhibited biogas production and resulted in lag phases of 7-9 days. Hence, experiments using only the pretreated solid phase were performed, which resulted in a decrease in the lag phase to 2-3 days for the alkali pretreatment and slightly increased biomass biodegradability of few samples. The limiting step during the BMP test (hydrolysis or microbial inhibition) for each pretreatment was elucidated using the goodness of fitting to a first order or a Gompertz model. Finally, the use of digestate as biofertilizer was evaluated applying a biorefinery concept. PB Elsevier YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/28604 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/28604 LA eng NO Bioresource Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.02.063. DS UVaDOC RD 18-nov-2024