Biogas from Waste and Renewable Resources

An Introduction

Deublein, Dieter / Steinhauser, Angelika

1. Edition February 2008
XXIV, 448 Pages, Hardcover
169 Pictures
126 tables
Practical Approach Book

ISBN: 978-3-527-31841-4

Wiley-VCH, Weinheim

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Written as a practical introduction to biogas plant design and operation, the author covers both the biological and technical aspects of biogas generation, illustrated by numerous examples from real-life plants.

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Written as a practical introduction to biogas plant design and operation, this book fills a huge gap by presenting a systematic guide to this emerging technology -- information otherwise only available in poorly intelligible reports by US governmental and other official agencies. The author draws on teaching material from a university course as well as a wide variety of industrial biogas projects he has been involved with, thus combining didactical skill with real-life examples. Alongside biological and technical aspects of biogas generation, this timely work also looks at safety and legal aspects as well as environmental considerations.

Introduction
- Development of world energy consumption
- Current global use and potential of biogas
Biogas
- Main biogas components
- Side components: ammonia, hydrogen sulfide
- Main biogas substrates
Biochemistry and Microbiology
- Biogas evolving reactions
- Biogas producing bacteria
- Bioreactors
Safety and Legal Aspects
- Legal regulations
- Fire and explosion hazard
- Microbial safety
- Feasability studies
Biogas Plant Design
- Preprocessing of raw materials
- Bioreactors for simple fermentation
- Bioreactors for dry raw materials
- Bioreactors for low energy raw materials
- Bioreactors for mixed raw materials
Biogas Use
- Collection and storage
- Gas processing
- Generation of electricity and heat
- Biogas as supplement to natural gas
- Biogas as automotive fuel
Environmental Considerations
- Solid waste
- Wastewater
Appendices
- General scheme and business model of a biogas plant
- List of suppliers

"Die Autoren haben über Jahre eine umfangreiche Recherche zu diesem Thema angestellt und die Ergebnisse dieser in diesem umfassenden Buch zusammen gestellt. So ist dieses Buch jedem Experten im Bereich von Biogas ans Herz zu legen. Ebenso ist es aber auch für jeden Neuling leicht verständlich."
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Dieter Deublein is a professor at the Munich University of Applied Sciences, leading applied research and development in the field of biology and biogas production in close collaboration witht the industry. Prior to this, he gained his broad and profound knowledge, especially in process engineering, during 12 years of experience in industry, leading worldwide construction projects for industrial plants processing natural substances. Professor Deublein has many practice-oriented publications sharing his practical experiences and 10 patent applications to his name.

Angelika Steinhauser studied biotechnology at the Munich University of Technology - Weihenstephan - and has been leading projects in research and development in a large multinational company for the past five years. Driven by her strong interest in the potential for biogas production, especially in Asia, she has been gathering information in her current hometown of Singapore on existing plants and current practices in emerging and developed markets so as to understand future opportunities. She has included her knowledge and investigations in this book.

D. Deublein, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany; A. Steinhauser, Singapore