Abstract
Garden biomass (GB) is defined as low density and heterogeneous waste fraction of garden rubbish like grass clippings, pruning, flowers, branches, weeds; roots. GB is generally different from other types of biomass. GB is mostly generated through maintenance of green areas. GB can be processed for bio energy production as it contains considerably good amount of cellulose and hemicellulose. However, pretreatment is necessary to delignify and facilitate disruption of cellulosic moiety. The aim of the present investigation was to pretreat GB using Fenton’s reagent and to study the influence of Fe2+ and H2O2 concentrations on degradation of lignin and cellulose. The data were statistically analyzed using ANOVA and numerical point prediction tool of MINITAB RELEASE 14 to optimize different process variables such as temperature, concentration of Fe2+ and H2O2. The results of the present investigation showed that Fenton’s reagent was effective on GB, however, concentration of Fe2+ and H2O2 play crucial role in determining the efficiency of pretreatment. An increase in H2O2 concentration in Fenton’s reagent significantly increased the rate of cellulose and lignin degradation in contrast to increasing concentration of Fe2+ ion which led to a decrease in lignocellulosic degradation.
Highlights
Biomass, in general, fourth largest energy source in the world, provides about 13% of world energy consumption [1]
Garden biomass (GB) is generally different from other types of biomass, and it is defined as low density and heterogeneous waste fraction of garden rubbish like grass clippings, pruning, flowers, branches, weeds, roots
Initial characterization of GB GB was analyzed to find out concentration of various constituents such as lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose, organic matter, organic carbon etc. (Table 1)
Summary
In general, fourth largest energy source in the world, provides about 13% of world energy consumption [1]. GB is generally different from other types of biomass, and it is defined as low density and heterogeneous waste fraction of garden rubbish like grass clippings, pruning, flowers, branches, weeds, roots. The disposal of garden biomass is mainly through open burning, dumping and composting in India. These methods of disposal are GB contains recalcitrant or complex compounds such as cellulose and lignin, and relatively small amounts of saccharides, amino acids, proteins, aliphatic compounds and carbohydrates [3,4]. As GB is rich in cellulose, it can be used as a raw material for bio energy production after suitable pretreatment. Pretreatment alters the structure of cellulose and making it more accessible to the enzyme that convert carbohydrate polymer into fermentable sugar [5,6]
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