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.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. v 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. About the editors - p. xviii 8. Foreword - p. xix 9. Preface - p. xx 10. Acknowledgments - p. xxi 11. Section I: Green advancements in organic waste management and biogas digester feedstock management - p. xxi 12. 1. Pretreatments of animal feed for improved digestibility and its influence on biogas production - p. 3 13. Section II: Green developments in biogas process design, efficiency, optimization, and operations - p. 18 14. 2. Strategies for microbiome management in biogas digesters using biomolecular tools - p. 27 15. 3. Comparative analysis of biogas production strategies from different feedstocks - p. 69 16. 4. Green approaches to solving foaming during biogas production - p. 107 17. 5. Separation sciences and unit operations applicable to biogas processes and biogas upgrading - p. 133 18. 6. Designing biogas plants for process monitoring and control based on green principles - p. 151 19. 7. Reforming as a green technology for the utilization of biogas - p. 181 20. Section III: Anaerobic digestion products utilization and integration - p. 204 21. 8. Sustainability evaluation of current biogas upgrading techniques - p. 213 22. 9. Green innovations for managing carbon dioxide generated in biogas digesters - p. 245 23. 10. Nonconventional applications of biogas plant digestate - p. 277 24. 11. Green aspects of integrating different processes with anaerobic digestion for biogas production - p. 299 25. Section IV: The sustainability of biogas industry operations - p. 326 26. 12. The fulfillment of sustainable development goals through a greener biogas industry - p. 343 27. 13. The role of artificial intelligence in greening biogas operations - p. 361 28. 14. Carbon emissions reduction assessment via biogas production and resource recovery: the IPCC methodology - p. 399 29. 15. The merits of applying green principles in handling potential biogas digestate hazardous chemicals and pathogenicity - p. 423 30. 16. Safety and environmental perspectives for greening the biogas plant operations - p. 455 31. Section V: Stakeholders in a greener anaerobic digestion industry - p. 468 32. 17. A review of global treaties and agreements on greening the anaerobic digestion industry in the face of climate change - p. 473 33. 18. Stakeholder engagement and governance issues in applying green principles to the biogas sector - p. 495 34. Index - p. 511
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.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. v 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. About the editors - p. xviii 8. Foreword - p. xix 9. Preface - p. xx 10. Acknowledgments - p. xxi 11. Section I: Green advancements in organic waste management and biogas digester feedstock management - p. xxi 12. 1. Pretreatments of animal feed for improved digestibility and its influence on biogas production - p. 3 13. Section II: Green developments in biogas process design, efficiency, optimization, and operations - p. 18 14. 2. Strategies for microbiome management in biogas digesters using biomolecular tools - p. 27 15. 3. Comparative analysis of biogas production strategies from different feedstocks - p. 69 16. 4. Green approaches to solving foaming during biogas production - p. 107 17. 5. Separation sciences and unit operations applicable to biogas processes and biogas upgrading - p. 133 18. 6. Designing biogas plants for process monitoring and control based on green principles - p. 151 19. 7. Reforming as a green technology for the utilization of biogas - p. 181 20. Section III: Anaerobic digestion products utilization and integration - p. 204 21. 8. Sustainability evaluation of current biogas upgrading techniques - p. 213 22. 9. Green innovations for managing carbon dioxide generated in biogas digesters - p. 245 23. 10. Nonconventional applications of biogas plant digestate - p. 277 24. 11. Green aspects of integrating different processes with anaerobic digestion for biogas production - p. 299 25. Section IV: The sustainability of biogas industry operations - p. 326 26. 12. The fulfillment of sustainable development goals through a greener biogas industry - p. 343 27. 13. The role of artificial intelligence in greening biogas operations - p. 361 28. 14. Carbon emissions reduction assessment via biogas production and resource recovery: the IPCC methodology - p. 399 29. 15. The merits of applying green principles in handling potential biogas digestate hazardous chemicals and pathogenicity - p. 423 30. 16. Safety and environmental perspectives for greening the biogas plant operations - p. 455 31. Section V: Stakeholders in a greener anaerobic digestion industry - p. 468 32. 17. A review of global treaties and agreements on greening the anaerobic digestion industry in the face of climate change - p. 473 33. 18. Stakeholder engagement and governance issues in applying green principles to the biogas sector - p. 495 34. Index - p. 511
