Autogenerative High Pressure Digestion: Future Potentials and Constraints

Autogenerative High Pressure Digestion: Future Potentials and Constraints

Lindeboom, R.E.F.
Zagt, C.E.
Weijma, J.
Plugge, C.M.
Van Lier, J.B.

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Water Management

2013-01-11

Conventional anaerobic digestion is a commonly used technology worldwide and external biogas upgrading is well documented (Wellinger and Lindberg, 2001). Biogas generated in waste (water) treatment facilities is increasingly regarded as an important source of renewable energy. However, generally, the CH4 content in biogas ranges between 55-70%, depending waste(water) composition, and cannot be applied directly for high grade applications such as gas grid injection or vehicle fuel. Conventional biogas upgrading technologies are only cost-efficient when treating biogas flows exceeding 100 Nm3/h. Therefore, cost-effective external biogas upgrading, to remove H2O, CO2, H2S and other trace impurities, was assumed to pose a major challenge for the further dissemination of small-scale decentralized anaerobic digestion technology.

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Water Management Academic Press

978-94-6186-103-0

De watercyclus: daar zit wat in! 65ste Vakantiecursus Drinkwater en Afvalwater, VC2013, Delft, 11 januari 2013

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