anaerobic digestion biogas Articles
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Optimum organic loading rate for semi-continuous operation of an anaerobic process for biogas production from Jatropha curcas seed cake
This paper reports on biogas production by anaerobic digestion of Jatropha curcas seed cake in semi continuous flow at 30°C, focusing on increasing the organic loading rate (OLR) of seed cake by investigating levels of 1.25, 1.67, 2.5, 3.33 and 5 kg Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)/m³ day. Reactors were fed at flow rates of 125, 167, 250, 333 and 500 ml/day, yielding Hydraulic Retention Times (HRTs) ...
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Increased biogas production in a wastewater treatment plant by anaerobic co-digestion of fruit and vegetable waste and sewer sludge – A full scale study
Anaerobic digestion is a well established technology for the reduction of organic matter and stabilization of wastewater. Biogas, a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, is produced as a useful by-product of the process. Current solid waste management at the city of Prince George is focused on disposal of waste and not on energy recovery. Co-digestion of fresh fruit and vegetable waste with ...
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Autogenerative high pressure digestion: anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading in a single step reactor system
Conventional anaerobic digestion is a widely applied technology to produce biogas from organic wastes and residues. The biogas calorific value depends on the CH4 content which generally ranges between 55 and 65%. Biogas upgrading to so-called ‘green gas’, with natural gas quality, generally proceeds with add-on technologies, applicable only for biogas flows >100 m3/h. In the concept of ...
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Peristaltic Pumps excel in Anaerobic Digestion & Biogas applications
Biogas is a natural gas also known as biofuel or biomass and is produced by breaking down organic material such as household waste, manure and crops grown specifically for biofuel with temperature-sensitive microbes and capturing the by-products. In practice, it is difficult to find a pumping system for this application. Why? The pumps needs to handle fluid media as well as gas parts The ...
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Anaerobic digestion of macroalgae: methane potentials, pre-treatment, inhibition and co-digestion
In the present study we tested four macroalgae species – harvested in Denmark – for their suitability of bioconversion to methane. In batch experiments (53 °C) methane yields varied from 132 ml g volatile solids−1 (VS) for Gracillaria vermiculophylla, 152 ml g VS−1 for Ulva lactuca, 166 ml g VS−1 for Chaetomorpha linum and 340 ml g VS−1 for Saccharina latissima following 34 days of incubation. ...
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Enhancement of hydrogen production from Kitchen Waste using heat treated anaerobic biogas plant slurry with pH control
Hydrogen is found to be a clean energy source; biohydrogen has been researched in recent years. Anaerobic Digestion of Kitchen Waste (KW) for hydrogen production was performed in lab scale reactors, using heat-treated anaerobically digested biogas plant slurry. The biogas plant slurry was given heat treatment at varying temperatures ranging from 70 to 100 ° C for 15 min. Enhancement of hydrogen ...
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Procurement and installation of a Biogas desulphurization unit at the Chania WWTP - Case Study
A proposal based on Bioconservacion’s technology was selected as the winning bid in the public tender released in 2015, covering the design, procurement and construction of a biogas desulfurizing unit to be installed in the waste water treatment plant in Chania, Greece. With a population over 100,000, Chania is the second largest municipality in the Greek island of Crete. Its waste water ...
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Modelling of anaerobic digester biogas production: case study of a pilot project in Morocco
An anaerobic digestion pilot system was implemented in June 2010 in the Moroccan village of Dayet Ifrah. The input material consists of toilet wastewater and cattle manure. Biogas is produced under anaerobic conditions. It is used for heating and cooking. This biogas system could be an useful sanitation technology due to its ability to treat wastewater. The biogas system was monitored over 86 ...
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Roles of Microorganisms in Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
Anaerobic digestion is a biological process in which microorganisms break down organic matter without oxygen and transform them into end-products, including biogas, an energy-rich gas comprised of methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2), and other trace amounts of gases. Anaerobic digestion can be summarized as a four-stage process (1) hydrolysis, (2) acidogenesis, (3) acetogenesis, and (4) ...
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Project - Installation of a biogas desulphurisation unit at a WWTP, Chania WWTP (Greece)
Bioconservacion's technology was the successful bidder in the public tender launched in 2015 for the design, execution and construction of a biogas desulfurization unit at the wastewater treatment plant in Chania, Greece. With a population of more than 100,000, Chania is the second largest municipality on the Greek island of Crete. Its wastewater treatment plant consists of primary and secondary ...
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Idex Environnement’s Biogas plant at Amiens - Case Study
The Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant in Amiens is operated by Idex Environment. The biogas is derived from the municipal solid waste (MSW) originating from the local area. Clarke Energy has delivered a full turnkey installation for this site, creating renewable energy. The engines supplied for this project are two JGMC 420 GS engines, together creating 2.8MWe, which is the equivalent of powering ...
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Harper Adams College Anaerobic Digester CHP Plant - Case Study
Harper Adams University College Anaerobic Digestion Facility is an award winning renewable energy development in Shropshire. Operated under the name Harper Adams Energy, the anaerobic digester generates biogas derived from food waste originating from the surrounding area. The plant was officially opened by Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on the 12th January ...
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Project - Biogas purification at Mapocho WWTP
Biogas is a mixture of gases, the main components of which are methane and carbon dioxide, produced as a result of the fermentation of organic matter in the absence of air by the action of a microbial consortium (anaerobic digestion). The composition of the biogas depends entirely on the nature of the waste used and the conditions under which anaerobic digestion is carried out. Generally, the ...
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Biogas recovery from a temperate climate covered anaerobic pond
New Zealand has over 1000 anaerobic waste stabilisation ponds treating wastewater from farms and industry. Traditional anaerobic ponds were not designed to optimise anaerobic digestion to produce biogas and are therefore uncovered, releasing biogas to the atmosphere, which can cause odour problems and contributes to GHG emissions. The biogas production and treatment performance of an anaerobic ...
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Biogas-to-biomethane upgrading plant
Chesterfield BioGas (CBG) supplied the UK’s first biogas upgrading plant to produce clean biomethane for direct injection into the national gas grid for use by all consumers. The project was successfully completed and gas injected into the national grid at the wastewater treatment site of Thames Water site at Didcot, Oxfordshire in October 2010. This achievement was a benchmark moment for ...
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Project - Waste to energy first, Ulsan - Case Study
Scandinavian Biogas has successfully solved a major environmental problem for the city of Ulsan in South Korea by increasing the capacity for anaerobic digestion of food waste into ...
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UK’s First Military base to run almost completely on renewable energy - Case Study
Home to the frontline squadrons of the RAF’s elite Tornado Force and the F-35 Lightning, multi-role, stealth fighter, RAF Marham, is the UK’s first military base to run almost completely on green electricity. Power is generated from the anaerobic digestion (AD) of locally grown crops at Redstow Renewables, built and run by Future Biogas, one of the largest producers of biogas in the ...
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New horizons for sludge
Increasing production worldwide, higher cost for disposal, tighter restriction sludge management solutions are in high demand. New technologies are rapidly multiplying, fueled as well by sludge’s potential as a source of energy and potential for phosphorus recycling. Several drivers are contributing to the need for sludge solutions. A global population of 7.5 billion ...
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Towards a sustainable use of food waste: influence of urea on biogas production potentials of selected fruit wastes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This study evaluates the influence of adding urea on biogas (methane) production potentials of selected fruit wastes. Using standard methodology, the finding revealed that all the fruit wastes are ideal substrates for biogas production. The ultimate biogas yield on anaerobic digestion of fruit waste feeds, avocado, banana, and mango, are 0.48, 0.57, 0.53 l/g VS without urea supplement and 0.76, ...
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Biogas purification in EDAR Mapocho - Case Study
BIOCONSERVACION: Integral solution for biogas purification in WWTPs Biogas is mainly composed by methane and carbon dioxide as a result of organic matter fermentation in the absence of air by the action of a microbial consortium (anaerobic digestion). The composition of biogas depends entirely on the nature of the waste processed and the conditions under which takes place the anaerobic ...
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