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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Bottlenecks in Biomethane Production from Agro-Industrial Wastes Through Anaerobic Digestion

Authors : Samuel Jacob, Lakshmishri Upadrasta, Rintu Banerjee

Published in: Practices and Perspectives in Sustainable Bioenergy

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Abstract

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a commercially viable option for treating several kinds of agro- and food processing wastes. It has been demonstrated as energy-efficient and eco-friendly technology for bioenergy production. It generates not only biogas, but can also provide essential nutrient recovery (N, P and K) from digested wastes which can be applied as biofertilizer. The present knowledge on anaerobic digestion is not sufficient and the full potential of it could not be tapped due to certain bottlenecks associated with it. Process inhibition is related to the characteristics of the substrate, type of the inoculum, pH, temperature, reactor configuration and the concentration of inhibitory substances. For wide dissemination of biogas plants there is a requirement in the improvement of process efficiency through modifications in the existing design of anaerobic digester for recycling of organic matter and the development of new mitigation technologies to overcome inhibitions caused by intermediate compounds. This chapter is focussed on the options and essential modifications needed to harness the full potential of biomethane production from agro-industrial wastes through anaerobic digestion.

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Glossary
Anaerobic digestion
It is a biochemical process carried out by three distinct groups of microorganisms under oxygen limited or oxygen deprived condition to degrade complex organic compounds into gaseous by-products such as methane and carbon dioxide.
Biogas
Biogas is a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, hydrogen and traces of other components produced during anaerobic digestion of organic compounds. Methanogens are the prime source of production of methane which is the fuel part of biogas. This methane can be used as source of energy for generation of heat, electricity, etc.
Co-digestion
Co-digestion is the simultaneous digestion of a homogenous mixture of two or more substrates. Traditionally, anaerobic digestion was a single substrate, single purpose treatment. Recently, it has been realized that AD as such became more stable when the variety of substrates applied at the same time is increased. The most common situation is when a major amount of a main basic substrate (e.g. manure or sewage sludge) is mixed and digested together with minor amounts of a single, or a variety of additional substrate.
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Metadata
Title
Bottlenecks in Biomethane Production from Agro-Industrial Wastes Through Anaerobic Digestion
Authors
Samuel Jacob
Lakshmishri Upadrasta
Rintu Banerjee
Copyright Year
2020
Publisher
Springer India
Book
Practices and Perspectives in Sustainable Bioenergy

Print ISBN: 978-81-322-3963-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-81-322-3965-9

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3965-9_5