scholarly journals Biogas composition depending on the type of plant biomass used

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Herout ◽  
J. Malaťák ◽  
L. Kučera ◽  
T. Dlabaja
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Sulphide ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Biogas Plant ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Maize Silage ◽  
High Concentrations

The aim of the work is to determine and analyse concentrations of individual biogas components according to the used raw materials based on plant biomass. The measurement is focused on biogas production depending on input raw materials like maize silage, grass haylage and rye grain. The total amount of plant biomass entering the fermenter during the measurement varies at around 40% w/w, the rest is liquid beef manure. The measured values are statistically evaluated and optimised for the subsequent effective operation of the biogas plant. A biogas plant operating on the principle of wet anaerobic fermentation process is used for the measurement. The biogas production takes place during the wet fermentation process in the mesophile operation at an average temperature of 40°C. The technology of the biogas plant is based on the principle of using two fermenters. It follows from the measured results that maize silage with liquid beef manure in the ratio of 40:60 can produce biogas with a high content of methane; this performance is not stable. At this concentration of input raw material, the formation of undesirable high concentrations of hydrogen sulphide occurs as well. It is shown from the results that the process of biogas production is stabilised by the addition of other components of plant biomass like grass haylage and rye grain and a limitation of the formation of hydrogen sulphide occurs. It follows from the results that the maize silage should form about 80% w/w from the total amount of the plant biomass used.

scholarly journals Justification of economic performance of processing of grain crops in biogas

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazar Tkach ◽  
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Tetiana Mirzoieva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Biogas Plant ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Material Base ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
Investment Projects

The article presents a study on the justification of the economic feasibility of processing cereals into biogas. Аt the first stage the sown areas and productivity of separate agricultural crops in the investigated enterprises of Brovarsky district, Kyiv region were analyzed. The tendency to increase the yield of agricultural crops in the studied enterprises was revealed. This was seen as evidence that they could potentially be fully self-sufficient in raw materials for the production of gaseous biofuels. At the second stage of the study, the potential volume of the raw material base for biogas production in the studied enterprises was calculated, potential volume of biogas production and economically feasible volume of biogas production for each enterprise. It is proposed to use part of the grown grain for bioenergy production, and this part should be 10-15% of the gross harvest of grain enterprises in order to prevent the food crisis in the country. At the third stage of the study to determine the economic efficiency of biogas production from wheat and corn, investment costs were calculated, necessary for the implementation of the project to install a biogas plant in the studied enterprises. The authors calculated the investment costs required to implement the project of installing a biogas plant at the studied enterprises. The authors also analyzed the costs of each company for future projects. Finally, the economic efficiency of the proposed project for biogas production in the studied enterprises of Brovary district, Kyiv region is calculated, the economic efficiency of the project in the long run is analyzed with the use of discounted indicators of economic efficiency with a life cycle of 5 years. It was found that the implementation of projects for biogas production may be accompanied by high efficiency, all enterprises will receive profits from the implementation of investment projects for the production of biogas and biofertilizers with the subsequent sale of biogas and the use of biofertilizers for their own needs.

scholarly journals POSSIBILITIES OF APPLICATION THE EFFLUENT OF BIOGAS UNIT

2020 ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Y. V. Karaeva ◽  
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S. S. Timofeeva ◽  
М. F. Gilfanov ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Amaranthus Retroflexus ◽  
Cow Dung ◽  
Composite Fuel ◽  
Heat Value ◽  
High Concentrations

As the result of the biogas plant work , a lot of sludge (effluent) is formed, which can be used for various purposes. This article shows the possibility of appliance solids of effluent as an organic fertilizer, as well as fuel for generating thermal energy. The studied effluent was obtained after anaerobic fermentation of cow dung and biomass of the plant Amaranthus retroflexus L. In addition, mixtures of effluent with residues of plant biomass were examined . They are a mixture of seeds, stems and leaves in a ratio of 1:1,1:1,6. Five samples were examined: 100% effluent; 75% effluent and 25% biomass; 50% effluent and 50% biomass; 25% effluent and 75% biomass; 100% plant biomass. The content of nutrients (total nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) in the samples significantly exceeds the indicators recommended by GOST 33380-2015. It was established that studied samples have high concentrations of copper and zinc. The studied effluent can not be used in its pure form as a fertilizer, but it is advisable to mix it with other components characterized by a “poor” mineral composition, such as peat. For the production of soil additives, the weight ratio of dry raw materials of effluent to lowland peat is 1:5. The lowest heat value of effluent in a mixture with plant biomass was from 12.4 MJ/kg to 14.1 MJ/kg. For heat value, it is most effective to use pure effluent and composite fuel consisting of 75% effluent and 25% biomass of the plant Amaranthus retroflexus L. The high ash content of the studied samples is due to the increased content of Cao and SiO2 oxides.

scholarly journals Efektivitas Pemanfaatan Serbuk Gergaji dan Limbah Media Tanam Jamur (Baglog) sebagai Bahan Baku Pembuatan Biogas

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dikdik Mulyadi ◽  
Lela Mukmilah Yuningsih ◽  
Desi Kusumawati
Keyword(s):  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Volume Measurement ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Cow Dung ◽  
Total Volatile ◽  
A Value ◽  
Volatile Solids

Biogas is  one of energy   that can be produced by anaerobic fermentation of the organic compounds. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the utilization of waste of media  mushroom growth (baglog) with sawdust as raw material for biogas with  cow dung  activators. The study was conducted through anaerobic fermentation of the samples containing waste baglog (sample 1) and sawdust (sample 2), with the addition of cow manure activator to each sample. Both of these samples do anaerobic fermentation for 32 days, then measuring the volume of biogas every 4 days for 32 days. Methane content  in  samples 1 and 2 measured by  using gas chromatography. To see the effect of the addition of activators cow dung biogas volume measurement was  carried out with  cow dung without addition baglog waste and sawdust. The process of degradation baglog and sawdust with an activator of cow dung could be observed  in  some of the parameters through  total solids (TS), total volatile solids (TVS), volatile fatty acids (VFA), the degree of acidity (pH), and C/N ratio. The results showed that effectiveness of sample 1 resulted in the everage of total volume biogas 28% higher than  sample 2. The content of methane in  sample 1  and sampel 2  was 54% %, and 0.21% respectively. The fermentation process biogas production in this experiment  was carried out  at pH 7, with a value of TS, TVS and VFA showed a decrease  trend after the fermentation process,  C/N ratiowas  lower than the baglog waste sawdust until day 32 retention time. Keywords: Sawdust, baglog waste, biogas, fermentation, methane DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/jkv.v2i1.3100

scholarly journals Progress in the Production of Biogas from Maize Silage after Acid-Heat Pretreatment

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 8018
Author(s):  
Anna Nowicka ◽  
Marcin Zieliński ◽  
Marcin Dębowski ◽  
Magda Dudek
Keyword(s):  
Hydrochloric Acid ◽  
Microwave Heating ◽  
Microwave Radiation ◽  
Anaerobic Degradation ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Conventional Heating ◽  
Maize Silage ◽  
Methane Fermentation

One of the most effective technologies involving the use of lignocellulosic biomass is the production of biofuels, including methane-rich biogas. In order to increase the amount of gas produced, it is necessary to optimize the fermentation process, for example, by substrate pretreatment. The present study aimed to analyze the coupled effects of microwave radiation and the following acids: phosphoric(V) acid (H3PO4), hydrochloric acid (HCl), and sulfuric(VI) acid (H2SO4), on the destruction of a lignocellulosic complex of maize silage biomass and its susceptibility to anaerobic degradation in the methane fermentation process. The study compared the effects of plant biomass (maize silage) disintegration using microwave and conventional heating; the criterion differentiating experimental variants was the dose of acid used, i.e., 10% H3PO4, 10% HCl, and 10% H2SO4 in doses of 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, and 0.40 g/gTS. Microwave heating caused a higher biogas production in the case of all acids tested (HCl, H2SO4, H3PO4). The highest biogas volume, exceeding 1800 L/kgVS, was produced in the variant with HCl used at a dose of 0.4 g/gTS.

scholarly journals Employment of maize silage in non-liquid fermentation for biogas production

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 153-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zbyšek Karafiát ◽  
Tomáš Vítěz ◽  
Kristina Somerlíková ◽  
Ján Gaduš ◽  
Martin Haitl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retention Time ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Maize Silage ◽  
Liquid Fermentation ◽  
Batch System ◽  
Mesophilic Conditions

This paper deals with the optimization of the anaerobic fermentation process of maize silage using the non-liquid technology. The aim of the paper is to increase the knowledge necessary for more efficient running of biogas stations using batch technology of non- liquid fermentation. The preferable ratio of initial materials, fresh maize silage and maize silage after partial fermentation, was verified within this experiment. Dynamics of the process, especially the quantity and quality of produced biogas has been monitored during the experiment. All the experiments have been done in the batch-system fermentors of volume of 0.48 m3 equipped with an independent and indirect circuit of water heating, the heat has been transferred to the material throught the steel wall of the fermentor. The material has been tested in the mesophilic conditions with the temperature of the 38 °C. The retention time of material in fermentors has been 27 days. The results of our experiments reveal the fact that the maize silage of lower mix ratio produced about 22.8 % more of biogas counted to one kilogram of dry matter than the maize silage of higher mix ratio.

scholarly journals ENERGY SAVING OF MODULAR BUILDINGS WITH THE HELP OF BIOGAS TECHNOLOGIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-94
Author(s):  
Vasyl Zhelykh ◽  
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Yurij Furdas ◽  
Stepan Shapoval ◽  
Olena Savchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Methane Formation ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Heat Flows ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Fallen Leaves

Ukraine has significant land resources for agriculture and is able to provide its population not only with food but also with raw materials for bioenergy. The article presents a graph of heat capacities and the distribution of heat flows in a bioreactor. The dependences for determining the heat fluxes of flat and cylindrical surfaces are presented. The article outlines the present state of utilization of fallen leaves of trees. The method of utilization by anaerobic fermentation is proposed. The design of bioreactors and the main factors influencing the methane formation process are considered. The methodology for calculating the biogas production process is presented. The productivity of the bioreactor has been determined, depending on the temperature of the raw material and the time of hydraulic resistance

scholarly journals Evaluation of automated anaerobic fermentation processes as in the case of mould infected maize

2013 ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
Györgyi Bíró ◽  
Lili Mézes ◽  
János Borbély ◽  
János Tamás
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Continuous Production ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Cereal Products

In Hungary the renewable energy utilization is planned to achieve 13% by 2020. Biogas production is one of the fields with the largest energy potential. Achieving high efficiency during continuous production despite the mixed and variable composition of input materials is the most common problem which the newly built biogas plants using agricultural raw materials have to deal with. The first experimental reactors at the Department of Water and Environmental Management were built 12 years ago. Control and automation of the four separated bioreactors were executed with ADVANTECH GENIE 3.0 software which granted pre-programmed measurement and points of intervention for pH, temperature, CH4, CO2, H2S, and NH3. The system became out-of-data, therefore in 2010 it has been redesigned and tested. The system is controlled by Compair Proview SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) software running on Linux platforms. The Fusarium infection caused serious yield-losses in cereal production in 2010. In the case of cereal products, which non-utilizable as forage seems an optimal solution is utilizing as biogas raw material. The raw material was based on the Fusarium infected maize. In the recent publication infotechnological and technological experiences of the pilot test period are evaluated as well as direction of future development is defined.

scholarly journals Empirical Validation of a Biogas Plant Simulation Model and Analysis of Biogas Upgrading Potentials

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2424
Author(s):  
Jan Martin Zepter ◽  
Jan Engelhardt ◽  
Tatiana Gabderakhmanova ◽  
Mattia Marinelli
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Biogas Plant ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Biogas Upgrading ◽  
Integrated Energy Systems ◽  
First Order Kinetics ◽  
Biogas Plants ◽  
Plant Simulation ◽  
Kinetics Of

Biogas plants may support the transformation towards renewable-based and integrated energy systems by providing dispatchable co-generation as well as opportunities for biogas upgrading or power-to-X conversion. In this paper, a simulation model that comprises the main dynamics of the internal processes of a biogas plant is developed. Based on first-order kinetics of the anaerobic digestion process, the biogas production of an input feeding schedule of raw material can be estimated. The output of the plant in terms of electrical and thermal energy is validated against empirical data from a 3-MW biogas plant on the Danish island of Bornholm. The results show that the model provides an accurate representation of the processes within a biogas plant. The paper further provides insights on the functioning of the biogas plant on Bornholm as well as discusses upgrading potentials of biogas to biomethane at the plant from an energy perspective.

scholarly journals The generation of a mathematical model of the biogas production process from organic municipal solid waste

2020 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 02019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzhan Temirbekova ◽  
Madina Aliyarova ◽  
Iliya Iliev ◽  
Aliya Yelemanova ◽  
Saule Sagintayeva
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Biogas Plant ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Biochemical Processes ◽  
Biogas Plants ◽  
The Mathematical Model

This paper justifies the efficiency of the biogas collection and utilization at the MSW (municipal solid waste) landfill in Almaty with the installation of several modern biogas plants. The optimal mode of processes occurring in a biogas plant is determined by computer generated simulations. Mathematical model parameters were identified to describe biochemical processes occurring in a biogas plant. Two approaches are used to resolve the mathematical model: the finite-difference method for solving the system of differential equations and simulation modeling by using the Any Logic package. A program is written in the algorithmic language C ++. Numerous calculations were carried out, the results of which are presented in curves and their qualitative picture is consistent with the ongoing processes. The created computer program allows to make a preliminary forecast of anaerobic fermentation occurring in the bioreactor depending on volume of the substrate, methane microorganisms and temperature conditions.

scholarly journals Fast screening of some flavonoids content in raw plant materials: opportunities of 1H NMR spectroscopy

2020 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 02006
Author(s):  
Gennady Kalabin ◽  
Vasilii Vasil’ev ◽  
Vasilii Ivlev ◽  
Vasilii Babkin
Keyword(s):  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Standard Samples ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Fast Screening ◽  
Raw Plant Materials

Environmental monitoring and assessment of the prospects for extracting biologically active substances (BAS) from various types of plant biomass requires the development of simple and fast methods for measuring their content in raw materials. A new approach for measuring the content of various flavonoids groups in plant raw material using 1H NMR spectroscopy has been developed, which allows to characterize its resource capabilities and study the effects on their composition different environmental factors without complex sample preparation and standard samples.

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