With pressure increasing to utilise wastes and residues effectively and sustainably, the production of biogas represents one of the most important routes towards reaching national and international renewable energy targets. The biogas handbook: Science, production and applications provides a comprehensive and systematic guide to the development and deployment of biogas supply chains and technology. Following a concise overview of biogas as an energy option, part one explores biomass resources and fundamental science and engineering of biogas production, including feedstock characterisation, storage and pre-treatment, and yield optimisation. Plant design, engineering, process optimisation and digestate utilisation are the focus of part two. Topics considered include the engineering and process control of biogas plants, methane emissions in biogas production, and biogas digestate quality, utilisation and land application. Finally, part three discusses international experience and best practice in biogas utilisation. Biogas cleaning and upgrading to biomethane, biomethane use as transport fuel and the generation of heat and power from biogas for stationery applications are all discussed. The book concludes with a review of market development and biomethane certification schemes. With its distinguished editors and international team of expert contributors, The biogas handbook: Science, production and applications is a practical reference to biogas technology for process engineers, manufacturers, industrial chemists and biochemists, scientists, researchers and academics working in this field.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Elsevier Science & Technology
ISBN-13
9780857094988
eBay Product ID (ePID)
141562886
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
The Biogas Handbook: Science, Production and Applications
Type
Textbook
Author
Jerry Patrick Murphy, David Baxter, Arthur Wellinger
Subject Area
Educational Technology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
890 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Editor
David Baxter, Arthur Wellinger, Jerry Patrick Murphy