Open AccessBiogas: A renewable source of energy
Author(s) -
Lucie Houdková,
J. Borán,
Jan Pěček,
Pavel Sumpela
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
thermal science/thermal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.339
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 2334-7163
pISSN - 0354-9836
DOI - 10.2298/tsci0804027h
Subject(s) - biogas , anaerobic digestion , renewable energy , waste management , environmental science , energy source , fermentation , biogas production , process (computing) , renewable resource , process engineering , engineering , fossil fuel , methane , computer science , chemistry , electrical engineering , food science , organic chemistry , operating system
First part of the paper deals with biogas produced in the process of anaerobic digestion. Possibilities of biogas utilization are commented briefly. Laboratory fermentation unit that was built at the Institute of Process and Environmental Engineering is described further on. The laboratory fermentation unit is used for digestion of new types of substrate and for process optimization. Finally, the biogas plant built in Sweden is described. Biogas produced there is treated and used as a fuel for public transport vehicles