Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels, Production Technologies for - Solid and Gaseous Biofuel

Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOLIDS AND GASEOUS BIOFUELS
 
This latest volume in the series, "Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels," offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage available for the production technologies for solid and gaseous biofuels.
 
Biofuel production is one of the most extensively studied recent fields of innovation that can provide the world an alternative energy source. Biomass-based fuel production, or renewable fuels, are becoming increasingly important as a remedy for the increasing greenhouse effect, depleting oil reserves, and rising oil prices. Therefore, research on the production of various biofuels is gaining very much importance among scientists and researchers all over the globe.
 
The book, Production Technologies for Solid and Gaseous Biofuels, is the fourth volume of the book series entitled "Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels." The first volume, Biofeedstocks and Their Processing, covered the aspects of biofeedstocks and their suitability as an alternative energy source. The second volume, Production Technologies for Biofuels, covered all the latest technologies in biofuels production. The third volume, Liquid Biofuel Production, focused on the latest technologies involved in the production of liquid biofuels, such as bioethanol, biodiesel, biobutanol, and others.
 
This fourth volume, Production Technologies for Solid and Gaseous Biofuels, covers all of the latest technologies in the field of solid biofuels, like biochar, briquettes from biomass, as well as gaseous biofuels like biogas, biohydrogen, and more. Various aspects of utilization of waste biomass for the production of solid and gaseous biofuels are also discussed. This book presents the state of the art in solid and gaseous biofuel production, a must have for any engineer or scientist working in this field.

List of contents

Preface xv
 
1 Biogas, Biomethane and BioCNG: Definitions, Technologies and Solutions 1
Alessandra Lee Barbosa Firmo, Fabrícia Maria Santana Silva, Ingrid Roberta de F.S. Alves, Ericka Patrícia Lima de Brito and Leandro Cesar Santos da Silva
 
1.1 Definitions and Sources of Production of Biogas, Biomethane and BioCNG 2
 
1.2 Production Chains, Utilization and Valorization of Biogas 5
 
1.2.1 Anaerobic Digesters 8
 
1.2.1.1 Techniques for Optimization of Anaerobic Digestion 12
 
1.2.1.2 Biogas Recovery Plants 14
 
1.2.1.3 Biofertilizers - Material Valorization 15
 
1.2.2 Landfills: Final Disposal and Biogasvalorization 16
 
1.3 Uses of Biomethane: Practice Examples 20
 
1.4 Challenges and Opportunities 21
 
References 25
 
2 Biomethanisation: Biogas Production Technologies 33
Gabor Z. Szelenyi
 
2.1 Relevance 34
 
2.2 Oxidation without Oxygen - Anaerobic Biodegradation of the Organic Matter 35
 
2.3 Bifurcating Metabolic Pathways 35
 
2.4 Methanogenesis 37
 
2.5 Imitation of Nature - Improvement through Controlled Environment 40
 
2.6 Operational Challenges 44
 
2.7 Post-Treatment 47
 
2.8 Outlook - Fields of Further Research and Technological Development 49
 
2.9 Conclusion - Development Goals 55
 
Acknowledgments 60
 
References 60
 
3 Effect of Process Parameters on Biogas Yield: A Systematic Review 65
H.O. Omoregbee, M. O. Okwu, L.K. Tartibu, A.E. Ivbanikaro, M.U. Olanipekun and A.B. Edward
 
3.1 Introduction 66
 
3.2 Effect of Process Parameters on Biogas Yield 67
 
3.2.1 Temperature Effect on Biogas Yield 67
 
3.2.2 Effect of pH on Biogas Yield 69
 
3.2.3 Effect of Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) on Biogas Yield 70
 
3.2.4 Effect of Agitation or Stirring on Biogas Yield 71
 
3.3 Pre-Treatment Process 72
 
3.3.1 Mechanical Treatment 73
 
3.3.2 Microwave Irradiation 73
 
3.3.3 Thermal Pre-Treatment Process 73
 
3.3.4 Chemical Treatment 74
 
3.3.4.1 Acid 74
 
3.3.4.2 Alkali 74
 
3.3.5 Biological Treatment 75
 
3.3.6 Biochemical Methane Potential 76
 
3.4 Effect of Co-Digestion of Two or More Substrates 76
 
3.5 Effect of Total Solid ContenT (TSC) 78
 
3.5.1 Acidogenesis 79
 
3.5.2 Hydrolysis 79
 
3.5.3 Methanogenesis 80
 
3.5.4 Acetogenesis 80
 
3.6 Addressing AD Bottlenecks Caused by the Physicochemical Properties of Substrate 80
 
3.6.1 Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies for Upgrading Biogas 81
 
3.7 Conclusion 83
 
References 84
 
4 Biogas for Electricity Generation in Nigeria: A Systematic Review of the Prospects, Efforts and Contemporary Challenges 91
Victor M. Mbachu, Modestus O. Okwu, Celine C. Chiabuotu and Lagouge K. Tartibu
 
4.1 Introduction 92
 
4.2 Bioenergy and Biogas Technology 93
 
4.3 Chronicle of Research Efforts in Biogas Technology 94
 
4.3.1 Assessment of Biomass Potential for Biogas and Electricity Generation 94
 
4.3.2 Use of Co-Digestion for Enhanced Production 95
 
4.3.3 Enhancement of Biogas Production Using Pre-Treatment of Feedstock 96
 
4.3.4 Inoculation of Substrate for Biogas Production 96
 
4.3.5 Optimization of Biogas Production Process Parameters 97
 
4.3.6 Digester Design 97
 
4.3.7 Upgrading and Purification of Biogas 98
 
4.3.8 Modeling of Biogas Production 99
 
4.4 Current Research and Developmental Trend in Biogas Technology 100
 
4.5 Conclusion 101
 
References 101
 
5 Bio

About the author

Lalit Kumar Singh, PhD, FWRA was educated at Harcourt Butler Technological Institute in Kanpur, India and received his doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee. He has more than 18 years of teaching and research experience. He researched fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass to extract soluble sugars and developed a novel sequential-co-culture technique for the efficient bioconversion of sugar to bioethanol and important innovation in the field of biofuels and fermentation technology. He has more than 70 publications in international journals, conference proceedings, chapters in books and edited and authored books.
Gaurav Chaudhary, PhD, has more than seven years of experience of teaching and research in the field of bioenergy and biochemical engineering. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Renewable and Bio-Energy Engineering at the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology. He received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee in the field of biofuel and bioenergy. He has published many research articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented his research work at conferences in these areas. The areas of research he is involved with currently are lignin fractionation and its valorization, bioenergy, and other value-added products.

Summary

Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOLIDS AND GASEOUS BIOFUELS

This latest volume in the series, "Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels," offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage available for the production technologies for solid and gaseous biofuels.

Biofuel production is one of the most extensively studied recent fields of innovation that can provide the world an alternative energy source. Biomass-based fuel production, or renewable fuels, are becoming increasingly important as a remedy for the increasing greenhouse effect, depleting oil reserves, and rising oil prices. Therefore, research on the production of various biofuels is gaining very much importance among scientists and researchers all over the globe.

The book, Production Technologies for Solid and Gaseous Biofuels, is the fourth volume of the book series entitled "Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels." The first volume, Biofeedstocks and Their Processing, covered the aspects of biofeedstocks and their suitability as an alternative energy source. The second volume, Production Technologies for Biofuels, covered all the latest technologies in biofuels production. The third volume, Liquid Biofuel Production, focused on the latest technologies involved in the production of liquid biofuels, such as bioethanol, biodiesel, biobutanol, and others.

This fourth volume, Production Technologies for Solid and Gaseous Biofuels, covers all of the latest technologies in the field of solid biofuels, like biochar, briquettes from biomass, as well as gaseous biofuels like biogas, biohydrogen, and more. Various aspects of utilization of waste biomass for the production of solid and gaseous biofuels are also discussed. This book presents the state of the art in solid and gaseous biofuel production, a must have for any engineer or scientist working in this field.

Product details

• Authors: Gaurav Chaudhary, Gaurav (Institute of Engineering & Tech Chaudhary, Singh, Lalit Kumar Singh, Lalit Kumar (Harcourt Butler Technical Univ Singh, Lalit Kumar Chaudhary Singh
• Assisted by: Chaudhary (Editor), Gaurav Chaudhary (Editor), Chaudhary Gaurav (Editor), Lalit Kumar Singh (Editor), Lalit Kumar Singh (Editor), Singh Lalit Kumar (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781119785828
• ISBN: 978-1-119-78582-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Biochemie, Energie, Life Sciences, Biokraftstoff, ENERGY, Biowissenschaften, Biochemische Verfahrenstechnik, biochemistry, Bioenergie, bioenergy, Chemical Engineering, chemische Verfahrenstechnik, Biochemical Engineering