Biogas: A Sustainable Approach for Renewable Energy (Woodhead Series in Bioenergy)

Biogas: A Sustainable Approach for Renewable Energy provides a thorough and updated overview of biogas and biorefinery, emphasizing the circular economy. The book offers practical insights into operating biogas plants, including analytical techniques, operational parameters, and microbial community dynamics of biogas production. Readers gain a deep understanding of the optimal conditions for anaerobic digestion and fermentation processes. The main biomass feedstocks for biogas production, such as agricultural and livestock wastes, industrial waste feedstocks, sewage sludge, and microalgae, are explored. Additionally, the book delves into the latest biogas purification technologies for biomethane production and biogenic carbon dioxide extraction.It offers chapters on techno-economic and life cycle analysis of biogas production, providing readers with new perspectives on developing future biogas projects. An overview of several operating full-scale biogas plants ensures a comprehensive understanding of the topics necessary for efficient biogas plant operations. Graduate and post-graduate students, researchers, scientists, policymakers, and industry practitioners will find this book invaluable and practical for biogas production implementation.Provides an updated and comprehensive analysis of different feedstocks that can be used for biogas production, such as agricultural feedstock, livestock feedstock, industrial by-products, sewage sludge, and microalgaeExplores cutting-edge research on microbial community dynamics in biogas production, uncovering the latest techniques and findings related to the microbiological aspects of anaerobic digestionOffers researchers, scientists, and practitioners the practical tools they need to enhance biogas yields and operational efficiency through a deeper understanding of microbial dynamicsGives an overview of full-scale biogas plants, exploring design, operational considerations, and technological advancementsWritten by experts who are developing new, full-scale projects and operating biogas plants Read more