Anaerobic Digestion for Food Waste – Solutions & Benefits
Anaerobic digestion offers a sustainable solution to food waste by converting it into renewable biogas and nutrient-rich fertilizer. This process significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions and provides cost savings for businesses. Discover how AD can transform waste management and support a circular economy model…
Top 12 Silage Clamp Tips for Success Including Biogas Digester Feedstock Storage
We present our top Silage Clamp Tips because biogas plant silage storage is a vital, yet sometimes overlooked, part of successful anaerobic digestion. A well‑managed silage store gives AD plant operators a reliable feed source when other feedstocks are scarce and helps avoid damaging feedstock shocks to the digester. This article is written for UK […]
Egg Shaped Anaerobic Digesters – Strange Looking Tanks Explained
Egg Shaped Anaerobic Digesters; Enormous eggs! Whatever next! Have you ever wondered what those huge “strangely other-world like” not quite “spherical” tanks are that you sometimes see? An example image of a US biosolids biogas digester at a sewage works. They are anaerobic digestion process digesters, and very useful they are too! Egg-shaped anaerobic digesters […]
UASB Reactor Design, Process & Advantages
UASB reactors revolutionize wastewater treatment with their anaerobic process, offering energy savings up to 60% and biogas production. The core, a granular sludge bed, ensures high biomass retention, treating industrial waste efficiently. UASB technology minimizes sludge production by 90%, significantly cutting disposal costs and environmental impact…
Biogas Yield from Maize Silage vs Grass Silage Pros and Cons
Maize silage yields up to 0.38 m³/kg of methane, dominating biogas with 55% market share. Yet, it raises environmental concerns. Grass silage offers less yield but a higher methane quality. Co-digestion can optimize outputs, presenting a sustainable biogas future…
What is the Rate Limiting Step in Anaerobic Digestion?
Hydrolysis is often the rate-limiting step in anaerobic digestion, impacting biogas production. Understanding how hydrolysis and methanogenesis interplay is essential for optimizing systems. Strategies like thermal hydrolysis pretreatment can enhance productivity by overcoming bottlenecks and improving methane output efficiency…
