DETERMINING THE THERMAL ENERGY REQUIRED TO HEAT A BIOGAS PLANT FERMENTER
Keywords:
fermenter, biogas, thermal energy, heating
Abstract
The paper presents a procedure for determining the optimal amount of thermal energy for the profitable operation of a biogas plant. The temperature at which anaerobic fermentation takes place shortens the time of fermentation and biogas production, but also the provision of higher temperatures requires a certain amount of thermal energy, whose consumption reduces the energy effects of the biogas production system. In this paper the results of the average outdoor temperature and the temperature of inlet mass in fermenter are shown by months, the thermal energy is calculated so as the heat losses of primary and secondary fermenter, and the total required thermal energy to heat the fermenter by months is determined. The required thermal energy for heating the fermenter is presented in percentages, on average 16 % in relation to the total produced thermal energy. Careful analysis determined that the temperature for most profitable anaerobic fermentation process (mesophilic temperature is 40.5 °C), so that the fermentation rate would be optimal with the use of minimum amount of thermal energy to heat the fermenter.
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2. Akbulut, A., Techno-economic analysis of electricity and heat generation from farm-scale biogas plant: Çiçekdaĝidotless case study, Energy, 44 (2012) 1, 381-390, doi:
10.1016/j.energy.2012.06.017
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4. Scholwin, F., Nelles, M., Energy flows in biogas plants: Analysis and implications for plant design, The Biogas Handbook: Science, Production and Applications, (2013), 212-227,
doi:10.1533/9780857097415.2.212
5. Markou, G., Brulé, M., Balafoutis, A., (...), Georgakakis, D., Papadakis, G. , Biogas production from energy crops in northern Greece: economics of electricity generation associated with heat recovery in a greenhouse, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 19 (2017) 4, 1147-1167, doi: 10.1007/s10098-016-1314-9
6. Milani, M., Montorsi, L., Stefani, M., An integrated approach to energy recovery from biomass and waste: Anaerobic digestion-gasification-water treatment, Waste Management and Research, 32 (2014) 7, 614-625, doi:10.1177/0734242X14538307
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9. Huopana, T., Song, H., Kolehmainen, M., Niska, H. , A regional model for sustainable biogas electricity production: A case study from a Finnish province, Applied Energy, 102 (2013) 676-686, doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.08.018
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12.Markou, G., Brulé, M., Balafoutis, A., (...), Georgakakis, D., Papadakis, G., Biogas production from energy crops in northern Greece: economics of electricity generation associated with heat recovery in a greenhouse, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 19 (2017) 4, 1147-1167, doi: 10.1007/s10098-016-1314-9.
13.Häring, G., Sonnleitner, M., Bär, K., Brown, N., Zörner, W., Demonstration of Controllable Electricity Production via Biogas Plants, Chemical Engineering and Technology, 40 (2017) 2, 298-305, doi: 10.1002/ceat.201600195
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doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.864-867.451
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17.Lantz, M.,The economic performance of combined heat and power from biogas produced from manure in Sweden - A comparison of different CHP technologies, Applied Energy, 98 (2012) 502-511, doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.04.015
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19.Nayal, F.S., Mammadov, A., Ciliz, N., Environmental assessment of energy generation from agricultural and farm waste through anaerobic digestion, Journal of Environmental Management, 184 (2016) 389-399, doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.058
20.Manganelli, B., Economic feasibility of a biogas cogeneration plant fueled with biogas from animal waste, Advanced Materials Research 864-867, (2014) 451-455,
doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.864-867.451
21.Monteiro, E., Mantha, V., Rouboa, A., Prospective application of farm cattle manure for bioenergy production in Portugal, Renewable Energy, 36 (2011) 2, 627-631,
doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.08.035
22.Monteiro, E., Mantha, V., Rouboa, A., Prospective application of farm cattle manure for bioenergy production in Portugal, Renewable Energy, 36 ( 2011) 2, 627-631,
doi:10.1016/j.renene.2010.08.035
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29.Akbulut, A., Techno-economic analysis of electricity and heat generation from farm-scale biogas plant: Çiçekdaĝidotless case study, Energy, 44( 2012) 1, 381-390
doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.06.017
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Published
2022-02-02
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Prvulovic S, Josimovic M, Radosav D, Tolmac J, Jovanovic S, Micic I. DETERMINING THE THERMAL ENERGY REQUIRED TO HEAT A BIOGAS PLANT FERMENTER. MatTech [Internet]. 2022Feb.2 [cited 2025May16];56(1):11–17. Available from: https://mater-tehnol.si/index.php/MatTech/article/view/304
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