A study of organic loading rate (OLR) and effect of NaOH concentration on the pretreatment stage of corn husk (CH) was
conducted by Face-Centered Central Composite Design (CCF) to improve the biogas production. Three levels of OLR at 25.0 g
VS· L
–1
· d
–1
(OLR
25), 35.0 g VS · L
–1
· d
–1
(OLR
35), and 45.0 g VS· L
–1
· d
–1
(OLR
45
) were performed with NaOH pretreatment
concentration of CH at 25.0 % (N25), 35.0 % (N35), and 45.0 % (N45
) (w/w). The optimum production of biogas at 67.6
mL · min
–1
with methane concentration of 63.4 % has been obtained at the application of OLR at 43.6 g VS · L
–1
· d
–1
and
NaOH concentration at 33 % (w/w)