Open AccessSimulation of livestock biomass resource recycling and energy utilization model based on dry type methane fermentation system
Author(s) -
Yuya Kimura,
Takeshi Suzuki,
Seiichi Yaasui,
Kota Ishii,
Tsutomu Kaziyama,
Kazato Oishi,
Akifumi Ogino,
Takahisa Hinata,
Hiroyuki Hirooka,
Takashi Osada,
Haruhiro Fujita
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/460/1/012020
Subject(s) - biogas , biomass (ecology) , environmental science , methane , livestock , manure , waste management , agronomy , bioenergy , anaerobic digestion , energy crop , biofuel , pulp and paper industry , engineering , biology , ecology
This study was aimed at investigating the local livestock biomass volume for dairy farms in Town A, located in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, and at presenting a model of a biogas plant that enables maximizing the use of the available livestock biomass. Using a dairy farm with 250 animals in Town A as a model for a biogas plant based on dry-type methane fermentation system (dry-type biogas plant), we set the operational conditions to an average hydraulic retention time of 20 days, digestion temperature of 55°C, and methane gas yield of 0.12 Nm 3 CH4/kg VSA. We compared the biogas production of our presented model with that of a wet-type biogas plant with the same number of animals. The results showed that the dry-type biogas plant produced biogas at 859 Nm 3 /day, while the wet-type biogas plant produced biogas at 666 Nm 3 /day. These results indicate that introducing dry-type biogas plants in all dairy farms in Town A would potentially enable semi-solid livestock manure to be processed, which is not amenable to ordinary composting, in addition to the conventional processes being carried out through biogas plants, as well as lead to an increase in the amount of biogas production.