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Title Biogas : production, consumption, and applications / Raphaël Litonjua and Irene Cvetkovski, editors.

Publication Info. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, [2012]

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Description 1 online resource.
text file
Series Energy science, engineering and technology
Energy science, engineering and technology series.
Note Includes index.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents BIOGAS: PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND APPLICATIONS; BIOGAS: PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND APPLICATIONS; Contents; Preface; Effects of Microwave Irradiation on Anaerobic Digestion of Mixed Vegetables Wastes; Abstract; Introduction; Background; Anaerobic treatment of organic wastes; Recalcitrance of biomass and pretreatment Options; Microwave (MW) Pretreatment; Research Objectives; Literature Review; Anaerobic Digestion; Microbiology of Methanogenesis; Depolymerisation (Hydrolysis); Intermediate Reactions; Methanogenesis; Anaerobic Digester Design and Solid Wastes treatment; One-stage System.
Multistage SystemBatch System; Parameters Governing Anaerobic Processes; Nutrients; Temperature; pH; Inoculums; Volatile Fatty Acids (VFA) Concentration; Particle Size; aerobic v/s Anaerobic Systems; Green Chemistry principles; Radiation Technology in Environmental Research; Radiation-Assisted Processes and Sludge Treatment; Microwave Technology; Why Use Microwave Energy?; Mechanisms of Microwave Heating; Factors Affecting Dielectric Properties; Nonsolid-state Reactions; Solid-state Reactions; Effects of Frequency and Temperature; Effect of Moisture Content; Types of microwave ovens.
Domestic Microwave OvensMultimode Reactors; Single-mode Reactors; Microwave: A Sustainable Technology; Effects of MW Irradiation on AD; Experimental Methods; Materials; Materials for BMP Tests; MW Irradiation; Gas Collection; Experimental Methodology; Preparation of Substrates; Setting up the Digester BMPs; Study of Non-pretreated Samples; Microwave Pretreatment (MWP); Analytical Techniques; Moisture Content and Total Solids; Volatile Solids; Volatile Fatty Acids, (VFAs); Chemical Oxygen Demand, (COD); Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand (sCOD); pH and Temperature; Results and Discussions.
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)Control; Microwave-assisted BMPs; Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand (SCOD); Ratio of Soluble COD to Total COD (SCOD/TCOD); Total Solids Content and Volatile Solids Content; Non Pre-treated Sample; Microwave Pretreated Samples; Volatile Fatty Acids and pH Variation; Control; Microwaved Samples; Biogas Production; Conclusions; References; State of the Art of Biogas Production from Solid Waste and Wastewater; 1. Introduction; 2. Bio-methane; 2.1. Bio-methane Production from Waste; 2.2. Process Kinetics; 2.3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Anaerobic Digestion.
2.4. Feedstock for Bio-methane Production2.5. Process Parameters; pH and Alkalinity; Carbon to Nitrogen (C/N) Ratio; Mixing; Retention Time; Nutrients; Toxicity; 2.6. Process Options; 2.6. Major Challenges and Available Solutions; 2.7. Digester Technologies; 2.8. Pretreatment Technologies for Digestion; 2.9. Benefits of Bio-Methane Production; 3. Bio-hydrogen; 3.1. Mechanisms of Bio-hydrogen Production; Direct Biophotolysis; Indirect Biophotolysis; Photofermentation; Dark Fermentation; 3.2. Biochemical Reactions for Dark Fermentation; 3.3. Biohydrogen Producing Microorganisms.
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Language English.
Subject Biogas.
Biogas.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Litonjua, Raphaël.
Cvetkovski, Irene.
Other Form: Print version: Biogas Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2012. 9781614709732 (hardcover) (DLC) 2011028036
ISBN 9781621000235 ebook
1621000230
9781614709732 hardcover
1614709734