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The Analysis of a Prototype Installation for Biogas Production from Chosen Agricultural Substrates
April 19, 2023
Methane production by fermentation is a complex biochemical process, in which micromolecular organic substances are broken down by anaerobic bacteria into simple stabilized chemicals—mainly methane CH4 and carbon dioxide CO2. The organic matter of the slurry consists mainly of fats, proteins and carbohydrates. As a result of biochemical changes in the process of anaerobic decomposition, some of this matter is mineralized to simple chemical compounds. Cattle and pig husbandry offers enormous potential for useable biogas plant substrates. As a result of the constantly increasing amounts of animal husbandry products, and increasingly stringent environmental protection requirements aimed at reusing natural fertilizers, it is necessary to look for alternative processing methods. The need for efficiency in obtaining biogas from substrates (e.g., manure) was met by the laboratory stand presented in this article, for which the Polish patent No. 232200 was obtained. The new technology also allows leaching of the organic liquid, e.g., from manure, and subjecting it to methane fermentation. The solution allows the individual elements of the technological line that determine the fermentation process to be tested under laboratory conditions. It also allows testing of the substrates in terms of fermentation, to determine their physical and chemical characteristics, and then to characterize the fermentation process in terms of the quality and quantity of the resulting biogas and the quality of post-fermentation residues. Compressing biogas for local distribution was also proposed. As part of the research, using a laboratory stand, the organic matter was leached from manure, for the purpose of biogas production. In addition, the biogas yield from manure at varying degrees of maturity was assessed. The best properties in terms of biogas yield forecasting were demonstrated by manure composted for 4−8 weeks.
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biogas yield, Biomass, manure, methane fermentation, methane production by fermentation, pocket
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Borek K, Romaniuk W, Roman K, Roman M, Kuboń M. The Analysis of a Prototype Installation for Biogas Production from Chosen Agricultural Substrates. (2023). LAPSE:2023.31608
Author Affiliations
Borek K: Department of Rural Technical Infrastructure Systems, Institute of Technology and Life Sciences, Warsaw Branch, 32 Rakowiecka St., 02-532 Warsaw, Poland [ORCID]
Romaniuk W: Department of Rural Technical Infrastructure Systems, Institute of Technology and Life Sciences, Warsaw Branch, 32 Rakowiecka St., 02-532 Warsaw, Poland [ORCID]
Roman K: Institute of Wood Sciences and Furniture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 166 Nowoursynowska St., 02-787 Warsaw, Poland [ORCID]
Roman M: Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 166 Nowoursynowska St., 02-787 Warsaw, Poland [ORCID]
Kuboń M: Department of Production Organization, Logistics and Applied Computer Science, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 30-239 Kraków, Poland [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
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8
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2132
Year
2021
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2021-04-11
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1996-1073
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