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http://dx.doi.org/10.17137/korrae.2017.25.1.57

A Study on Biogas Production from Low Rank Coal in a Column Experiment  

Yoon, Seok-Pyo (Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Semyung University Renewable Energy and Water Research Laboratory, College of Agriculture)
Lim, Hak-Sang (Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Semyung University Renewable Energy and Water Research Laboratory, College of Agriculture)
Yun, Yeo-Myeong (Forestry and Natural Resource Management, University of Hawaii at Hilo)
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Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association / v.25, no.1, 2017 , pp. 57-65 More about this Journal
Abstract
In a column experiment with low rank coal, rice straw was additionally supplied to induce methane gas generation by microorganisms in the state of supplying microorganisms and nutrients, and long-term biogas production characteristics were observed. When the weight ratio of the rice straw to coal was 0.04 or less, there was no significant gas generation. At 0.08, the biogas was generated for about 90 days. However, the methane gas generation was only 5% compared with the vial test result at optimum condition. Therefore, in order to produce biogas in the coal deposit in situ, a reactor that operates at COD concentration of 2000 mg/L or more at a ratio of 1:3 or more of rice straw to coal should be installed on the ground or under the ground. Liquid from the column filled with coal and rice straw and a liquid from vial containing rice straw were analyzed by microbial community analysis using pyrosequencing method, and compared the dominant microbial species among the two samples. In terms of the uniformity and diversity of the bacteria, the coal-filled column showed various species distribution, which has shown to be a disadvantageous microbial distribution to methane production.
Keywords
Low rank coal; biogas; rice straw; column experiment; pyrosequencing;
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