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. 2021 Jan 20;14(3):487.
doi: 10.3390/ma14030487.

Surface-Related Kinetic Models for Anaerobic Digestion of Mi-crocrystalline Cellulose: The Role of Particle Size

Michał Piątek  1 , Aleksander Lisowski  1 , Magdalena Dąbrowska  1
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Surface-Related Kinetic Models for Anaerobic Digestion of Mi-crocrystalline Cellulose: The Role of Particle Size

Michał Piątek et al. Materials (Basel). .

Abstract

In this work, for modelling the anaerobic digestion of microcrystalline cellulose, two surface-related models based on cylindrical and spherical particles were developed and compared with the first-order kinetics model. A unique dataset consisting of particles with different sizes, the same crystallinity and polymerisation degree was used to validate the models. Both newly developed models outperformed the first-order kinetics model. Analysis of the kinetic constant data revealed that particle size is a key factor determining the anaerobic digestion kinetics of crystalline cellulose. Hence, crystalline cellulose particle size should be considered in the development and optimization of lignocellulose pre-treatment methods. Further research is necessary for the assessment of impact of the crystalline cellulose particle size and surface properties on the microbial cellulose hydrolysis rate.

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; microcrystalline cellulose; modelling; surface-related kinetics.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no financial or commercial conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
SEM micrographs of MCC particles with sizes of (a) 20–32 μm; (b) 32–45 μm; (c) 56–100 μm; (d) 150–212 μm.
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Figure 2
Biogas production experimental and model data for each sample. Circles denote the means of three samples, and vertical bars denote standard deviations. Blue, red, and green lines denote the first-order kinetic model and the approximations for the cylindrical and spherical particles, respectively.
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Figure 3
Measured k constants for the cylinder (top) and spherical (bottom) shaped particles models. Points represent measured values and lines represent model approximations.
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Figure 4
WRV compared to spherical shaped particle model kinetic constant values. For k constant (top) and WRV (bottom) points, the error bars represent the 95% confidence interval and standard error, respectively.
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Figure 5
Specific surface area compared to the spherical shaped kinetic constant values. For the k constant (top) and SSA (bottom) data points, the error bars represent the 95% confidence interval and the standard error, respectively.
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