A dissolved methane sensor based on silicone tube was designed, constructed and optimized.The silicone tube diameter, silicone tube length and helium flow rate (as the carrier gas(were considered as process parameters to be optimized.A continuous stream of helium (50 mL/min) was directed through the tubing, sweeping out the...

High-loading glycerol containing slight amounts of five different monosaccharides was inoculated with seed sludge obtained from a methane fermentation reactor. The use of different monosaccharides as fermentation promoters resulted in changes in fermentation types; in particular, glucose induced the formation of 1,3-propanediol. After 9 days incubation with glucose, glycerol levels had fallen b...

The effects of probiotics, yucca extract, monensin and L-cysteine on rumen methanogenesis were determined by in vitro incubation using mixed bovine rumen microorganisms with ground Bermuda grass hay as a substrate. Two forms of probiotics, yucca extract, monensin and L-cysteine were tested during 24 hour anaerobic incubations. Methane and carbon dioxide production and fermentation characteristi...

A 10 L continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) system was developed for a two-stage hydrogen fermentation process with an integrated alkaline treatment. The maximum hydrogen production rate reached 218.5 mL/L h at a cornstalk concentration of 30 g/L, and the total hydrogen yield and volumetric hydrogen production rate reached 58.0 mL/g-cornstalk and 0.55-0.57 L/L d, respectively. A 10 L up-flow ...

Changes in fermenter gas composition within a given 24h period can cause severe bias in calculations of biogas or energy yields based on just one or two measurements of gas composition per day, as is common in other studies of two-stage fermentation. To overcome this bias, real time recording of gas composition and production were used to undertake a detailed and controlled comparison of single...

a dissolved methane sensor based on silicone tube was designed, constructed and optimized.the silicone tube diameter, silicone tube length and helium flow rate (as the carrier gas(were considered as process parameters to be optimized.a continuous stream of helium (50 ml/min) was directed through the tubing, sweeping out the dissolved methane which diffused through the walls of the tubing from t...

Rumen is a persistent and specific ecosystem consists of bacteria, protozoa and fungus where feed fermentation takes place in it. Produced Hydrogen in rumen can be used in the synthesis of the volatile fatty acids and the microbial protein and its excess would be eliminated through the production of Methane by methanogenesis. Nutritionists have tried to find ways to decrease loss and energy and...

Received: 11/11/2013 Revised: 13/12/2013 Accepted: 15/12/2013 Abstract Methane is the second key greenhouse gas (GHG) and enteric fermentation in livestock is one of the largest sources of methane emission, producing 15-20 % of the total anthropogenic methane. Methane production by enteric fermentation in the rumen accounts for the 2-12% loss of gross energy and consequently influence performan...

the effect of eucalyptus (eucalyptus globulus labill;egeo) and angelica (heracleum persicum desf. ex fischer; hpeo) essential oils was assessed at the levels of 0, 3, 30, 300 or 3000 (µl 30 ml-1) on in vitro fermentation of buffered rumen fluid from 3 castrated male sheep. the fermentation kinetics were estimated after 54 hours incubation. the fermentation kinetic values, in vitro gas productio...

rumen is a persistent and specific ecosystem consists of bacteria, protozoa and fungus where feed fermentation takes place in it. produced hydrogen in rumen can be used in the synthesis of the volatile fatty acids and the microbial protein and its excess would be eliminated through the production of methane by methanogenesis. nutritionists have tried to find ways to decrease loss and energy and...