Research Article

Evaluation of Mediterranean Agricultural Residues as a Potential Feedstock for the Production of Biogas via Anaerobic Fermentation

Table 2

Experimental conditions of hydrothermal (HT), dilute acid (DA), and steam explosion (SE) pretreatment.

Type of pretreatmentSolids
(w/v)

(°C)

(min)
Catalyst
(w/w)

Hydrothermal (HT)10%2007- no -
Dilute acid (DA)10%170131% H2SO4
Steam explosion (SE)37.5%195101% H2SO4