Effect of pretreatment and co‐substrate addition on biogas production from pig slurry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brahim Arhoun ◽  
Irene Malpartida García ◽  
Maria Villen‐Guzman ◽  
Roberto Teofilo Abdala Diaz ◽  
Francisco Garcia‐Herruzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biogas Production ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Substrate Addition

scholarly journals Innovations in anaerobic digestion: a model-based study

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karol Postawa ◽  
Jerzy Szczygieł ◽  
Marek Kułażyński
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Biogas Plant ◽  
Methane Content ◽  
Pig Manure ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Increasing the efficiency of the biogas production process is possible by modifying the technological installations of the biogas plant. In this study, specific solutions based on a mathematical model that lead to favorable results were proposed. Three configurations were considered: classical anaerobic digestion (AD) and its two modifications, two-phase AD (TPAD) and autogenerative high-pressure digestion (AHPD). The model has been validated based on measurements from a biogas plant located in Poland. Afterward, the TPAD and AHPD concepts were numerically tested for the same volume and feeding conditions. Results The TPAD system increased the overall biogas production from 9.06 to 9.59%, depending on the feedstock composition, while the content of methane was slightly lower in the whole production chain. On the other hand, the AHPD provided the best purity of the produced fuel, in which a methane content value of 82.13% was reached. At the same time, the overpressure leads to a decrease of around 7.5% in the volumetric production efficiency. The study indicated that the dilution of maize silage with pig manure, instead of water, can have significant benefits in the selected configurations. The content of pig slurry strengthens the impact of the selected process modifications—in the first case, by increasing the production efficiency, and in the second, by improving the methane content in the biogas. Conclusions The proposed mathematical model of the AD process proved to be a valuable tool for the description and design of biogas plant. The analysis shows that the overall impact of the presented process modifications is mutually opposite. The feedstock composition has a moderate and unsteady impact on the production profile, in the tested modifications. The dilution with pig manure, instead of water, leads to a slightly better efficiency in the classical configuration. For the TPAD process, the trend is very similar, but the AHPD biogas plant indicates a reverse tendency. Overall, the recommendation from this article is to use the AHPD concept if the composition of the biogas is the most important. In the case in which the performance is the most important factor, it is favorable to use the TPAD configuration.

Study of thermal hydrolysis as a pretreatment to mesophilic anaerobic digestion of pig slurry

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 109-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bonmatí ◽  
X. Flotats ◽  
L. Mateu ◽  
E. Campos
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Thermal Hydrolysis ◽  
Organic Matter Degradation ◽  
Thermal Pretreatment ◽  
Digestion Process ◽  
Degradation Tests ◽  
Thermal Phenomena

Feasibility of anaerobic digestion of pig slurry is dependent, among other factors, on the biogas production rate, which is low compared with other organic wastes, and on the profitable uses of surplus thermal energy produced, a limiting factor in warm geographical areas. The objectives of this work are determining whether low temperature thermal pretreatment (<90°C) improves pig slurry anaerobic digestion, and determining whether organic matter degradation during the thermal pretreatment is due to thermal phenomena (80°C) or to enzymatic ones (60°C). The thermal degradation tests showed that hydrolysis occurring during the thermal pretreatment is due to thermal phenomena. The increase in soluble substances were significantly larger at 80°C than at 60°C (both during 3 h). Two types of slurry were used in the batch anaerobic digestion tests. The effect of thermal pretreatment differed with the type of slurry: it was positive with almost non-degraded slurries containing low NH4+-N concentration, and negative (inhibition of the anaerobic digestion process) when using degraded slurries with high NH4+-N content.

scholarly journals Pig slurry characteristics, nutrient balance and biogas production as affected by separation and acidification

2014 ◽  
Vol 153 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. SOMMER ◽  
M. HJORTH ◽  
J. J. LEAHY ◽  
K. ZHU ◽  
W. CHRISTEL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biogas Production ◽  
Nutrient Balance ◽  
Heavy Metal Accumulation ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Fertilizer Efficiency ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Wheat Field ◽  
Phosphorus And Potassium ◽  
Nitrogen Phosphorus ◽  
Npk Fertilization

SUMMARYAnimal slurry is separated in order to avoid excessive nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) fertilization of crops in the field. To enhance fertilizer efficiency further, slurry and its separation products may be acidified, for instance in animal houses. The current study quantified the effects of these treatments, both individually and in combination, on fertilizer efficiency, energy production and heavy metal accumulation as a result of manure management. Acidification increased the availability of N to plants in the manure applied, and provided a better match between plant-available NPK in the manure and separation fraction applied to fields and crop need. Total biogas production was not affected by separation, whereas acidification reduced biogas production because the process was inhibited by a low pH and a high sulphur concentration. The amount of copper applied per hectare in the liquid manure to the wheat field was lower than the amount taken up and more zink and copper was applied in the solid fraction to maize field than taken up. The transportation and field application of solids and liquids did not increase management costs when compared to the transportation of slurry alone, but the investment and running costs of separators and manure acidification increased overall management costs.

scholarly journals Optimised biogas production from the co-digestion of sugar beet with pig slurry: Integrating energy, GHG and economic accounting

Energy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 606-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessio Boldrin ◽  
Khagendra Raj Baral ◽  
Temesgen Fitamo ◽  
Ali Heidarzadeh Vazifehkhoran ◽  
Ida Græsted Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Pig Slurry

scholarly journals Biogas production from the perspective of sustainable development

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3 (47)) ◽  
pp. 1043-1057
Author(s):  
Monika PAWLITA-POSMYK ◽  
Małgorzata WZOREK
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Green Technologies ◽  
Renewable Sources ◽  
The Eu

One of the basic aspects of sustainable development strategy involves investments in green technologies, including energy production from renewable sources. Biomass, special organic waste which belongs to “green sources” of energy can be used in the methane fermentation process of biogas production to generate heat and electricity.Biogas power plants have functioned in the Polish energy industry for many years now. On the basis of the data available from Central Statistical Office, in 2014 the ratio of biogas accounted for 7.6% of the structure of primary energy derived from renewable sources in the EU and 2.6% in Poland. An important consideration related to the production of biogas is associated with the applicability of waste resources derived from agricultural production and from the food industry, including pig slurry, slaughterhouse waste, brewing and distilling dregs as well as others. The operation of biogas plants provides considerable benefits to the environment, resulting from the controlled fermentation process and its application in the production of useful energy, as it can provide reduction of the emission of methane and other greenhouse gases. The aspects including the reduction of the volume of waste, environmental protection, fulfillment of the EU obligations and local energy security, form the reasons why communes in Poland should focus their attention on the use of biogas.This paper presents the results of SWOT analysis of biogas production in the context of sustainable development. The assessment of the aspects (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) and the intensity of their impact were undertaken on the basis of a point scale developed by the authors. The analysis shows that the process demonstrates a number of strengths, which can promote the implementation of positive changes in the environmental and social aspects undertaken on a local scale.

Enhanced biogas production from anaerobic co-digestion of pig slurry and horse manure with mechanical pre-treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 1289-1297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madalena Lopes ◽  
Patrícia Baptista ◽  
Elizabeth Duarte ◽  
António L. N. Moreira
Keyword(s):  
Biogas Production ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Horse Manure ◽  
Pre Treatment

scholarly journals A farm-scale grass biorefinery concept for combined pig feed and biogas production

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 1042-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina Tampio ◽  
Erika Winquist ◽  
Sari Luostarinen ◽  
Marketta Rinne
Keyword(s):  
Biogas Production ◽  
Liquid Fraction ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Moderate Increase ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Farm Scale ◽  
Pig Farm ◽  
Pig Feed ◽  
On Farm

Abstract This study assessed the nutrient flows and the economic viability of a farm-scale grass biorefinery concept for a pig farm. Grass silage was separated into liquid and solid fractions; the liquid fraction was used as pig feed and the solid fraction was directed to biogas production together with pig slurry. The addition of grass to the farm's crop rotation and its use in feed and biogas production slightly increased the share of nitrogen (N) circulating within the farm (by 2%), thus decreasing phosphorus circulation by 3%. Despite the positive effect on N balance, the economy of the farm-scale concept had challenges. However, upgrading biogas to vehicle fuel and selling it on farm was more economically viable than combined heat and power production. The proposed concept could be economically viable with a slight increase in the price of vehicle fuel, a moderate increase in the price of the grass liquid fraction, or better optimization of the system, starting with grass cultivation and processing. Moreover, profitable production could also be reached by increasing the scale of production by increasing farm size or by two or more farms working together.

Greenhouse gas emissions and characteristics of wheat (Triticum ssp. L) amended with anaerobically digested pig slurry for biogas production

2014 ◽  
Vol 185 ◽  
pp. S59
Author(s):  
Liliana Pampillón González ◽  
Octavio Paredes López ◽  
Gerardo Hernández García ◽  
Marco Licinio Luna Guido ◽  
Víctor Manuel Ruíz Valdiviezo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Gas Emissions

scholarly journals Multi-phase flow assessment for the fermentation process in mono-substrate reactor with skeleton bed

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-156
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Wałowski
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Flow Reactor ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Production Cycle ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Multi Phase Flow ◽  
Multi Phase

Abstract The selected techniques were reviewed and their technological aspects were characterized in the context of multi-phase flow for biogas production. The conditions of anaerobic fermentation for pig slurry in a mono-substrate reactor with skeleton bed were analysed. The required technical and technological criteria for producing raw biogas were indicated. Design and construction of the mono-substrate model, biogas flow reactor, developed for cooperation with livestock buildings of various sizes and power from 2.5 kW to 40 kW. The installation has the form of a sealed fermentation tank filled with a skeletal deposit constituting a peculiar spatial system with regular shapes and a rough surface. Incorporating a plant in such a production cycle that enables the entire slurry stream to be directed from the cowshed or pig house underrun channels to the reactor operating in the flow mode, where anaerobic digestion will take place, allows to obtain a biogas. The paper presents preliminary results of experimental investigations in the field of hydrodynamic substrate mixing system for biogas flow assessment by the adhesive bed in the context of biogas production. The aim of the study was to assessment and shows the influence of the Reynolds number on the biogas resistance factor for the fermentation process in mono-substrate reactor with adhesive deposit. The measurement results indicate a clear effect of the Reynolds number in relation to the descending flow resistance coefficient for the adhesive bed.

Energy self-reliance, net-energy production and GHG emissions in Danish organic cash crop farms

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Halberg ◽  
R. Dalgaard ◽  
J.E. Olesen ◽  
T. Dalgaard
Keyword(s):  
Energy Production ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Net Energy ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Cash Crop ◽  
Crop Fields

AbstractOrganic farming (OF) principles include the idea of reducing dependence of fossil fuels, but little has been achieved on this objective so far in Danish OF. Energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from an average 39 ha cash crop farm were calculated and alternative crop rotations for bio-energy production were modeled. Growing rapeseed on 10% of the land could produce bio-diesel to replace 50–60% of the tractor diesel used on the farm. Increasing grass-clover area to 20% of the land and using half of this yield for biogas production could change the cash crop farm to a net energy producer, and reduce GHG emissions while reducing the overall output of products only marginally. Increasing grass-clover area would improve the nutrient management on the farm and eliminate dependence on conventional pig slurry if the biogas residues were returned to cash crop fields.

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