Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Arundo donax cv. Lvzhou No. 1 for Biogas Production: Structure and Functional Analysis of Microbial Communities

Thermophilic anaerobic digestion (TAD) is an efficient method for biogas production. In this study, the TAD of Arundo donax cv. Lvzhou No. 1 (ADL-1, a new kind of energy crop with high cold tolerance) at different growth stages was carried out, in order to investigate the relationship between microbial community structure and its function during the fermentation process. The results showed that the most optimal growth period of ADL-1 was...