Utilization of eupatorium adenophorum Spreng for bioenergy production

Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng can potentially be utilized in several bioenergy pathways. When directly combusted, it brings about soil fertility decline by removing organic matter from the field. When pretreated with microbial inoculum, it can be used as biogas fermentation material, which could increase the biogas production velocity. Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng is a promising potential biogas feedstock, whose rate of gas generation is 180 (m3·t-1TS) and fuel conversion efficiency is 12.37% at 30°C.