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@article{166599,
        author = {Gopinathan Chengalath and Aparna Menon Ambalakode},
        title = {Process optimization for enhanced biogas production from bagasse},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {2},
        pages = {1302-1317},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=166599},
        abstract = {With sugarcane being one of the major crops produced globally and with the production hitting 100 million tonnes in Indian context, there needs to be strategies for the effective waste management. Sugar cane bagasse being an excellent raw material for biofuel generation, its proper utilization could be a medium for revenue generation and stabilization. Certain waste products otherwise discarded in poultry industry like feathers are rich source of keratin protein, the beneficial effects of which were investigated in this study along with metallic cofactors for effective generation of biogas. This in addition to generation of biofuel could also help in value addition of otherwise discarded waste products as well as put forth a better option for management of waste generated in the related industries. They also act as cheaper and easily available raw materials for generation of biogas.  The study emphasizes on the significance of delignification as an important pretreatment for bio methanation of bagasse which facilitates easier availability of carbon source for the beneficial microbial population essential for the bio methanation process. The study also determined the importance of metallic ions like iron, nickel, cobalt, magnesium and zinc which can act as cofactors and prosthetic groups for functional enzymatic reactions possessing direct as well as indirect roles in enhancing biogas production. Supplementation of poultry feather along with as sources of nitrogen has improved the production of biogas },
        keywords = {Anaerobic digestion, bagasse, biogas, poultry feather, urea, metal cofactors, renewable energy.},
        month = {July},
        }