Effects of Silage Additives on Biogas Production of Hybrid Penisetum

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of silage additives on the anaerobic digestion performance of hybrid penisetum to produce methane. Specifically, we evaluated the effects of adding lactic acid bacteria (0, 1.0×105, 1.5×105, 2.0×105 cfu.g-1) and cellulase (0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03 g.t-1) during ensilage for 45 days on biogas production of hybrid penisetum. The silage additives lactic acid bacteria (1.0×105cfu.g-1, 2.0×105cfu.g-1) and cellulase (0.03g.t-1) had a positive effect on the anaerobic fermentation performance of hybrid penisetum silage. The hybrid penisetum amended with 0.03 g.t-1 of cellulase showed the best biochemical methane potentials, with a methane yield of 218.15lN kg-1 ODMadded. The results of this study clearly demonstrate that type and concentration of additives influence biogas production by silage.