Sustainable Biogas Production: Transforming Waste into Energy and Fertilizers is a comprehensive guide to managing digestate from biogas plants, with a focus on renewable energy and sustainable agriculture. Grounded in the principles of circular economy, the book explains technological foundations and treatment technologies, all supported by sustainability assessments and global case studies. It begins with an introduction to biogas technology, providing an overview of biogas production, its historical context, evolution, and its role in sustainable waste management. It then delves into the principles of biogas production, explaining the types of organic waste suitable for biogas production, the anaerobic digestion process, and more.
Other sections discuss the efficacy and application of biogas fertilizers, present global case studies on biogas projects, and provide an overview of the sustainability and economic viability of biogas production. The book concludes with a discussion on the policy and regulatory framework for biogas production, including future outlooks on policy trends and their implications for the biogas industry.
1. 1. Introduction to biogas technology - p. 1 2. 2. Waste to energy: principles of biogas production - p. 29 3. 3. Digestate: from waste product to valuable resource - p. 65 4. 4. Advanced digestate treatment technologies - p. 85 5. 5. Optimising biogas production: emerging trends and technologies - p. 103 6. 6. Assessment of biogas fertilisers: efficacy and application - p. 131 7. 7. Case studies: global perspectives on biogas projects - p. 151 8. 8. Sustainability assessment: carbon footprint and life cycle assessment of biogas production - p. 179 9. 9. Economic viability and market analysis of biogas production - p. 201 10. 10. Conclusions and future perspectives - p. 215 11. Index - p. 241
Sustainable Biogas Production: Transforming Waste into Energy and Fertilizers is a comprehensive guide to managing digestate from biogas plants, with a focus on renewable energy and sustainable agriculture. Grounded in the principles of circular economy, the book explains technological foundations and treatment technologies, all supported by sustainability assessments and global case studies. It begins with an introduction to biogas technology, providing an overview of biogas production, its historical context, evolution, and its role in sustainable waste management. It then delves into the principles of biogas production, explaining the types of organic waste suitable for biogas production, the anaerobic digestion process, and more.
Other sections discuss the efficacy and application of biogas fertilizers, present global case studies on biogas projects, and provide an overview of the sustainability and economic viability of biogas production. The book concludes with a discussion on the policy and regulatory framework for biogas production, including future outlooks on policy trends and their implications for the biogas industry.
1. 1. Introduction to biogas technology - p. 1 2. 2. Waste to energy: principles of biogas production - p. 29 3. 3. Digestate: from waste product to valuable resource - p. 65 4. 4. Advanced digestate treatment technologies - p. 85 5. 5. Optimising biogas production: emerging trends and technologies - p. 103 6. 6. Assessment of biogas fertilisers: efficacy and application - p. 131 7. 7. Case studies: global perspectives on biogas projects - p. 151 8. 8. Sustainability assessment: carbon footprint and life cycle assessment of biogas production - p. 179 9. 9. Economic viability and market analysis of biogas production - p. 201 10. 10. Conclusions and future perspectives - p. 215 11. Index - p. 241
