Innovations in the Global Biogas industry: Applications of Green Principles

Innovations in the Global Biogas Industry: Applications of Green Principles critically reviews the whole biogas supply chain from substrates to upgraded biogas. The book evaluates the application of green principles at each stage of biogas production and combines this with case studies and a review of the latest technological advances to produce a comprehensive assessment of the current state of the biogas industry. The first three sections of the book guide the reader through the whole supply chain of biogas production, from feedstock and waste management, to process design, plant design, operation, optimization, and end products. The sustainability of biogas industry operations is then addressed in-depth through a lifecycle assessment, alongside the techno-economics and safety considerations. Each section considers small-, medium-, and large-scale biogas plant related developments, and how green principles are applied at each scale. Finally, the critical element of biogas industry stakeholders is explored, which discusses financing mechanisms, policies and regulations, global markets, and governance issues relating to the biogas sector. Presents recent innovations in the biogas industry, with an emphasis on the sustainability of anaerobic digestion applicationsAnalyzes anaerobic digestion from various angles, from feedstock management to the integration of green and sustainability principles in biogas applicationsAssesses the whole supply chain of biogas production, including plant design and operation, substrate to product issues as well as techno-economics and safety considerationsIncludes small-, medium- and large-scale biogas plant related developmentsAddresses the topic of stakeholder issues in the biogas industry INDICE: Section 1 Green advancements in organic waste management - AD Feedstock Management1. Green techniques on sourcing and logistics of biogas substrates - eg GIS, trucks using clean fuels2. Perspectives on the latest green approaches to biomass pretreatments for biogas production: What's currently feasible and what's not feasible - Chemical, Physical, Ultrasound, Microwave, Biological, etc.3. The pros and cons of green versus competing biomass substrates selection and characterization technologies for biogas productionSection 2 Green developments in biogas process design, efficiency, optimization and operations4. Strategies for managing microorganisms in biogas digesters with application of biomolecular tools5. Comparative analysis of biogas production strategies from different feedstocks6. Green approaches to solving foaming problems in digesters7. Application of emerging separation sciences and unit operations in biogas processes and biogas upgrading - Nanotechnology, Membrane technology, adsorption, etc.8. Equipment design and selection for biogas plant construction, process monitoring and control based on green principlesSection 3 Anaerobic digestion products utilization and integration - biogas, digestate, CO29. Reforming as a green technology for utilization of biogas10. Sustainability evaluation of current biogas upgrading techniques11. Green innovations for managing carbon dioxide generated in biogas digesters. - Consider Greenhouses, Algae growth, Biobased Adsorbents, Others12. Green concepts and innovations in biogas digestate use as a biofertiliser application13. Non conventional applications of biogas plant digestate.14. Biogas digester integration with other technologies and green aspects of such processes. Consider solar, wetlands, biohydrogen, bioethanol, biodiesel, biobutanolSection 4 The sustainability of biogas industry operations15. The biogas industry's greener strategies in promoting fulfilment of various SDGs - SHE, LCA, Techno-feasibility16. The role of artificial intelligence in greening biogas operations17. Carbon emission reduction assessment via biogas production and resource recovery: The IPCC methodology18. The merits of applying green principles in handling potential biogas digestate hazardous chemicals and pathogenicity.19. Safety and environmental perspectives for greening the biogas plant operations.Section 5 Stakeholders in a greener anaerobic digestion industry20. Financing mechanisms available to green biogas investments: An overview21. A review of global treaties and agreements applicable to the greening of the anaerobic digestion industry22. Stakeholders engagement and governance issues in applying green principles in the biogas sector

• ISBN: 978-0-443-22372-3
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2024
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés