LAPSE:2023.33970
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LAPSE:2023.33970
Solid Fraction of Digestate from Biogas Plant as a Material for Pellets Production
April 24, 2023
One of the anaerobic digestion process products in an agricultural biogas plant is digestate (digested pulp). Large quantities of digestate generated in the process of biogas production all over the world require proper management. Fertilization is the main management of this substrate, so it is essential to look for new alternatives. The work aims to determine and discuss the possibilities of using digestate solid fraction (DSF) for pellets as biofuel production. Pellets from DSF alone and pellets with sawdust, grain straw additives were analyzed. The lower heating value (LHV) based on the dry matter for all analyzed pellets ranged from 19,164 kJ∙kg−1 to 19,879 kJ∙kg−1. The ash content was similar for all four samples and ranged from 3.62% to 5.23%. This value is relatively high, which is related to the degree of fermentation in the anaerobic digestion process. The results showed that the DSF substrate after the anaerobic digestion process still has energy potential. Analyzing those results, it seems that DSF can be a highly valuable substrate for solid biofuels production.
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Biofuels, Biomass, circular economy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy, solid biofuels, waste to energy
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Czekała W. Solid Fraction of Digestate from Biogas Plant as a Material for Pellets Production. (2023). LAPSE:2023.33970
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Czekała W: Department of Biosystems Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 50, 60-627 Poznań, Poland [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
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16
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5034
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2021
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2021-08-17
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1996-1073
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