Evaluating the Potential Applications of Brewers' Spent Grain in Biogas Generation, Food and Biotechnology Industry: A Review

Overview

Journal Heliyon

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2022 Nov 7

PMID 36340001

Authors

Jovine K Emmanuel

Philimon D Nganyira

Godlisten N Shao

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Abstract

Breweries, as the major users of fossil fuels, are constantly under economic and environmental pressure to minimize energy consumption and residual management costs. Biogas generation from brewing wastes is a realistic solution for significantly reducing fossil fuel use. Brewers' spent grain (BSG) forms about eighty per cent of the total wastes from a brewing plant. BSG has a high cellulose and non-cellulosic polysaccharides content which makes it potential for biogas production. This paper reviews the potential applications of BSG as an alternative substrate for production of biogas and the recent achievements which have been attained in anaerobic digestion (AD) technology. The usability of BSG in diverse technologies including production of animal and human food and as a medium for growing microorganisms and enzymes is reviewed. The chemical processes involved in producing biogas from BSG are discussed.

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