Analysis of opportunities for performance improvement based on data from agricultural mono substrate biogas plant

• Autorzy: Wrzesińska-Jędrusiak Edyta , Czarnecki Michał , Szufa Szymon , Maj Grzegorz , Čabalová Iveta , Grześkowiak Marianna

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/jwld.2024.149127

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Anaerobic digestion is a demanding process, due to the large number of process and environmental factors that affect it. Many years of research of the various parameters have made it possible to optimise the process to obtain the maximum amount of biogas and methane contained in it, and this provides energy and environmental benefits. The article deals extensively with the operation of agricultural biogas plants, using the example of a plant that faces numerous operational problems. In order to identify the negative effects on energy yield and the equipment operating in the system, the substrate was examined, the data on its operation analysed, and solutions were proposed that should be taken into account in the further operation of the biogas plant. The analysis showed a good biogas yield from beet pulp of 563 dm³∙kg^-1 of TS (total solid) and an average methane yield of 58%. With the analysis presented, it was possible to identify some operational problems. The biogas yield study also highlighted some errors made at the plant design stage. The most important of these is the use of an inappropriate organic matter loading factor for the digester, which leads to acidification of the contents and degradation of the methanogenic microorganism cultures.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

biogas plant; biomass; combined heat and power; CHP; waste; waste management

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo ITP
• Czasopismo: Journal of Water and Land Development
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: no. 61
• Strony: 55--61
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Wrzesińska-Jędrusiak Edyta

• Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Falenty, Hrabska Ave., 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8520-0041

autor

Czarnecki Michał

• Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Falenty, Hrabska Ave., 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-8934

autor

Szufa Szymon

• Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, 90-924, Żeromskiego St, 116, Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7287-0553

autor

Maj Grzegorz

• University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Department of Power Engineering and Transportation, Głęboka St, 28, Lublin, 20-612, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9052-6265

autor

Čabalová Iveta

• Technical University in Zvolen, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, T.G. Masaryka St, 24, 960 01 Zvolen, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-047X

autor

Grześkowiak Marianna

• Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Falenty, Hrabska Ave., 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1275-8671

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