Ruderal Habitats: A Source for Biomass and Biogas
The aim of the study was to evaluate the chemical composition and biogas potential of selected ruderal and expansive plant species: <i>Heracleum sosnowskyi</i>, <i>Aegopodium podagraria</i>, <i>Chaerophyllum bulbosum</i>, <i>Acer negundo</i>, and <i...
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| author | Maciej Murawski Wojciech Czekała Leszek Majchrzak Bogusława Waliszewska Alicja Lerczak Magdalena Janyszek-Sołtysiak Magdalena Zborowska Marta Cieślik Agnieszka Sieradzka Jacek Dach |
| author_facet | Maciej Murawski Wojciech Czekała Leszek Majchrzak Bogusława Waliszewska Alicja Lerczak Magdalena Janyszek-Sołtysiak Magdalena Zborowska Marta Cieślik Agnieszka Sieradzka Jacek Dach |
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| description | The aim of the study was to evaluate the chemical composition and biogas potential of selected ruderal and expansive plant species: <i>Heracleum sosnowskyi</i>, <i>Aegopodium podagraria</i>, <i>Chaerophyllum bulbosum</i>, <i>Acer negundo</i>, and <i>Urtica dioica</i>. Plant material was collected from a 19th-century park in the village of Niegolewo (Greater Poland Voivodship) and analyzed for cellulose, lignin, hemicellulose, extractives, and ash content before and after methane fermentation. Fermentation followed DIN 38 414-S8, and chemical analyses used standardized methods (TAPPI, Seifert, and DIN). Statistical analyses included ANOVA, CVA, and hierarchical clustering. The highest biogas yield was obtained from <i>A. podagraria</i>, which is associated with low lignin and high hemicellulose degradation. The results confirm the potential of ruderal biomass as a diverse source for biogas production. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0fba9f2378e24e28bfd28475561eca5b2025-08-20T03:50:16ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-07-011813348210.3390/en18133482Ruderal Habitats: A Source for Biomass and BiogasMaciej Murawski0Wojciech Czekała1Leszek Majchrzak2Bogusława Waliszewska3Alicja Lerczak4Magdalena Janyszek-Sołtysiak5Magdalena Zborowska6Marta Cieślik7Agnieszka Sieradzka8Jacek Dach9Department of Grassland and Natural Landscape, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-656 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 50, 60-627 Poznań, PolandAgronomy Department, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Chemical Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60-637 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Botany, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-995 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Chemical Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60-637 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 50, 60-627 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Chemical Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60-637 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 50, 60-627 Poznań, PolandThe aim of the study was to evaluate the chemical composition and biogas potential of selected ruderal and expansive plant species: <i>Heracleum sosnowskyi</i>, <i>Aegopodium podagraria</i>, <i>Chaerophyllum bulbosum</i>, <i>Acer negundo</i>, and <i>Urtica dioica</i>. Plant material was collected from a 19th-century park in the village of Niegolewo (Greater Poland Voivodship) and analyzed for cellulose, lignin, hemicellulose, extractives, and ash content before and after methane fermentation. Fermentation followed DIN 38 414-S8, and chemical analyses used standardized methods (TAPPI, Seifert, and DIN). Statistical analyses included ANOVA, CVA, and hierarchical clustering. The highest biogas yield was obtained from <i>A. podagraria</i>, which is associated with low lignin and high hemicellulose degradation. The results confirm the potential of ruderal biomass as a diverse source for biogas production.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/13/3482renewable energybiogas plantmethane fermentationruderal plantschemical compositionSosnowsky’s hogweed |
| spellingShingle | Maciej Murawski Wojciech Czekała Leszek Majchrzak Bogusława Waliszewska Alicja Lerczak Magdalena Janyszek-Sołtysiak Magdalena Zborowska Marta Cieślik Agnieszka Sieradzka Jacek Dach Ruderal Habitats: A Source for Biomass and Biogas Energies renewable energy biogas plant methane fermentation ruderal plants chemical composition Sosnowsky’s hogweed |
| title | Ruderal Habitats: A Source for Biomass and Biogas |
| title_full | Ruderal Habitats: A Source for Biomass and Biogas |
| title_fullStr | Ruderal Habitats: A Source for Biomass and Biogas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ruderal Habitats: A Source for Biomass and Biogas |
| title_short | Ruderal Habitats: A Source for Biomass and Biogas |
| title_sort | ruderal habitats a source for biomass and biogas |
| topic | renewable energy biogas plant methane fermentation ruderal plants chemical composition Sosnowsky’s hogweed |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/13/3482 |
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