Determination of the Rate of Organic Biomass Decomposition in Biogas Reactors with Periodic Loading

Gennadii Golub, Savelii Kukharets, Oksana Zavadska, Oleh Marus

Abstract


The main indicator of biogas plant work is the output of gas per unit of biomass volume per day or other specified period of time. This indicator is used for energy and economic assessment of biogas plants. However, models for adequate determination of this indicator for biogas plants with periodic loading are almost absent. This is due to the fact that there is no indicator of the rate of biomass decomposition, especially for reactors with periodic loading, that is, when the reactor contains portions with different levels of organic biomass decomposition. They were obtained dependences for analytical determination of integral rate and decomposition level of organic biomass depending on fermentation time, reactor loading periodicity and fermentation temperature during anaerobic digestion. An algorithm for calculating the specific yield of biogas and biomethane during anaerobic fermentation and biogas reactor operation in the periodic loading mode was developed to determine the integral rate and level of organic biomass decomposition. The application of the algorithm for calculating the specific yield of biogas and biomethane during anaerobic fermentation of manure showed that the density of biogas under normal conditions 1.2 kgBG/m3BG the output of biogas and biomethane in the biogas plant will be respectively 1.3 m3BG/m3BÐœ per day and 0.91 m3СÐ4/m3BÐœ per day, that corresponds to the performance of existing plants.

Keywords


biogas; biogas plant; decomposition rate; organic biomass; fermentation

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