Biogas and biomass IS-FCEE-00138

Description:
Lectures: Air pollution. Climate warming. Greenhouse gases. GHG reduction policies and measures. Anaerobic digestion. Substrates for biogas production. Biochemical processes of anaerobic digestion. Kinetics of biogas production. Main parameters of biogas production. Biogas plants: types, operational parameters, technology, components. Utilization of biogas. Digestate use and management. Environmental impact of biogas production. Advantages of biogas technologies for society.
Laboratory: Chemical analyses of biogas substrates and digestate. Biomethane potential test as a method for measuring the methane specific yield.
Project: The determination of biogas potential in the selected region. Calculation of the efficiency of biogas production from different substrates. Determination of the potential and kinetics of biogas production from different substrates based on laboratory analyzes.

Requirements:
Basic knowledge of chemistry.
Skills: The ability to determine biogas potential in the selected region The ability to characterize the plant size for farm feedstock. The skills of chemical analyses of biogas substrates and digestate.