Effect of hydrothermal depolymerization and enzymatic hydrolysis of Miscanthus giganteus biomass on the yield of methane fermentation

The present study determined the effect of preliminary hydrothermal depolymerization and enzymatic hydrolysis of Miscanthus giganteus biomass on the yield of methane fermentation in terms of the quantity and composition of biogas produced. Enzymatic hydrolysis of the substrate led to an increase in the volume of biogas produced from 0.12 dm3/g substrate in the samples without enzymes to 0.17 dm3/g substrate in variant I, as well as a significant increase in methane. In addition, there were noticeable decreases in dry matter content in all variants to which the enzymatic multicomplex had been added.