Biogas Technology in Southeast Asia

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This book on biogas is about the production and use of biogas with an emphasis on the raw materials and processes suitable for use in Southeast Asia. It is a gas formed when organic matter decomposes in an anaerobic digestion process. It can be made from any organic substance but the most economic are organic products from waste such as agricultural or general household waste, sewage, manure, municipal waste or food waste. As this raw material can be renewed indefinitely, biogas produced from it, is considered a renewable energy source. Worldwide interest in renewable energy sources is gathering momentum especially as concern for climate change mounts. Biogas generation helps reduce reliance on the use of fossil fuels.


Producing biogas through biodigestion is non-polluting as there is no combustion or energy addition especially in the warmer climes of Southeast Asia. In this region, poorly managed landfills allow toxic liquids to drain into underground water sources. If instead, these wastes were used in a biogas plant, water pollution would be reduced. The same argument could be made for the local air quality. Therefore, biogas generation, in addition to producing renewable energy, also improves local water and air quality. The solid end-waste product of the biogas generation process is enriched natural organic matter (digestate), which can be substituted for chemical fertilizers, providing another environmental benefit to biogas.


This book is primarily concerned with the production of biogas. From the raw material pre-treatment to the reactor design and operation to the post-treatment system, this book covers all aspects of production. There are many types of biogas reactors, each with their own advantages. Which reactor to select depends on the type and quantity of raw material, land area available and climate, among other factors. This book provides information on selecting and operating a suitable biogas system for interested parties be they governmental, NGO’s, private companies or individuals.  


Biogas contains primarily methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2). It may also contain small quantities of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), moisture and siloxanes. Extracting the methane from all other gases is called biogas upgrading and the output is then referred to as biomethane. These upgrading processes are not the subject of this book as they are already the subject of a previously published book.


Author(s): Pruk Aggarangsi, Sirichai Koonaphapdeelert, Saoharit Nitayavardhana, James Moran
Series: Green Energy and Technology
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023

Language: English
Pages: 192
City: Singapore

Preface
Acknowledgments
About This Book
Contents
About the Authors
Nomenclature
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction to Biogas
1.1 Biogas Definition
1.2 Biogas History
1.3 Global Biogas Trends
1.4 Environmental Benefits of Biogas
1.5 Biogas Production in Southeast Asia
1.5.1 Substrates
1.5.2 Cassava
1.5.3 Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)
1.5.4 Livestock Waste
1.5.5 History of Biogas in Thailand
1.6 Case Study
References
2 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Wastewater Analysis
2.2.1 Solids in Wastewater
2.2.2 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
2.2.3 Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
2.3 Anaerobic Digestion Process
2.3.1 Hydrolysis
2.3.2 Acidogenesis
2.3.3 Acetogenesis
2.3.4 Methanogenesis
2.4 Biogas Yield
2.5 Important Factors in Anaerobic Digestion
2.5.1 Inoculum
2.5.2 Substrates
2.5.3 Nutrients
2.5.4 Toxic Substances
2.5.5 Oxygen
2.5.6 Temperature
2.5.7 pH and Alkalinity
References
3 Biogas Reactors
3.1 Pretreatment Units
3.2 Biogas Reactors
3.3 Suspended Growth Reactors
3.3.1 Fixed Dome Reactor
3.3.2 Plug Flow Reactors
3.3.3 Covered Lagoon
3.3.4 Channel Digesters
3.3.5 Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR)
3.3.6 Anaerobic Sequence Batch Reactor (ASBR)
3.3.7 Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR)
3.3.8 Anaerobic Migrating Blanket Reactor (AMBR)
3.3.9 Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB)
3.3.10 Expanded Granular Sludge Blanket (EGSB)
3.4 Attached Growth Reactors
3.4.1 Anaerobic Filter (AF)
3.4.2 Fluidized Bed Reactor
3.5 Reactor Design
3.5.1 Design Principles
3.5.2 Designing a Suspended Growth Reactor
3.5.3 Designing an Attached Growth Reactor
3.6 Palm Oil Biogas Case Study
References
4 Lignocellulosic Feedstock Pretreatment for Biogas Production
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Crop Ensiling and Storage
4.3 Feedstock Pretreatment
4.4 Physical Pretreatment
4.4.1 Mechanical Pretreatment
4.4.2 Liquid Hot Water (LHW) Pretreatment or Hydrothermal Pretreatment
4.4.3 Steam Explosion
4.4.4 Ozonolysis (Ozone Reaction)
4.4.5 Wet Oxidation
4.4.6 Microwave Pretreatment
4.4.7 Ultrasonic Pretreatment
4.5 Chemical Pretreatment
4.5.1 Acid Pretreatment
4.5.2 Alkaline Pretreatment
4.5.3 Oganosolv Pretreatment
4.6 Physicochemical Pretreatment
4.6.1 Ammonia Fiber Explosion, AFEX
4.6.2 CO2 Explosion
4.7 Biological Pretreatment
4.8 Pretreatment Summary
References
5 Biogas System Operation
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Plant Commissioning
5.2.1 Mechanical and Electrical Completion (MEC)
5.2.2 Biological Start-Up
5.2.3 Biocommissioning Procedure
5.2.4 Performance Test
5.2.5 Early Treatment Issues
5.3 Digester Operation and Control
5.3.1 Operational Problems
References
6 Processing Biogas Effluent
6.1 Biogas Effluent Treatment
6.2 Stabilization Pond
6.2.1 Anaerobic Pond
6.2.2 Facultative Pond
6.2.3 Aerobic and Maturation Pond
6.3 Constructed Wetland
6.3.1 Free Water Surface (FWS)
6.3.2 Subsurface Flow (SF)
6.4 Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal
6.4.1 Phosphorus
6.5 Sludge Treatment
6.5.1 Sludge Drying Bed
6.5.2 Sludge Lagoon
6.6 Sludge Utilization
6.7 POME Biogas Post-treatment Case Study
References
7 Biogas Utilization
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Biogas Composition
7.3 Biogas Cleaning
7.3.1 Bioscrubber
7.3.2 Moisture Removal
7.4 Storage and Transportation of Biogas
7.4.1 Biogas Storage
7.4.2 Biogas Piping System
7.5 Biogas Applications
7.5.1 Biogas Flaring
7.5.2 Thermal Energy
7.6 Electric Power Generation
7.6.1 Internal Combustion Engine
7.6.2 Gas Turbine
7.7 Upgrading to Biomethane
7.7.1 Transportation Fuel
7.7.2 Injection into a Gas Pipeline System
7.7.3 Other Possible Biogas Applications
References
8 Designing a Biogas Plant—Case Study
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Plant Design
8.2.1 Annual GHG Mitigation
8.2.2 Plant Operation
8.3 Plant Economics
8.4 Conclusions
Index