Biogas
A Sustainable Approach for Renewable Energy
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editor: William Gustavo Sganzerla
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 6 7 9 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 6 8 0 - 5
Biogas: A Sustainable Approach for Renewable Energy provides an updated and comprehensive overview of biogas and biorefinery, with a particular focus on the circular econom… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBiogas: A Sustainable Approach for Renewable Energy provides an updated and comprehensive overview of biogas and biorefinery, with a particular focus on the circular economy. The book provides practical knowledge from operating biogas plants, including analytical techniques, operational parameters, and microbial community dynamics of biogas production, providing readers with a deep understanding of the most suitable conditions for anaerobic digestion and fermentation processes. The book covers the main biomass feedstocks for biogas production, such as agricultural and livestock wastes, industrial waste feedstocks, sewage sludge and microalgae. The most recent biogas purification technologies for biomethane production are analyzed, as well as the production of biogenic carbon dioxide from biogas. In addition, chapters dedicated to techno-economic and life cycle analysis of biogas production offer readers new insights into the future development of new biogas projects. Finally, an overview of several operating full-scale biogas plants provides a complete understanding of all the topics necessary for the full operation of a biogas plant. Biogas: A Sustainable Approach for Renewable Energy is an invaluable and practical resource to anyone interested in biogas production. Graduate and post-graduate students will benefit from detailed explanations of the fundamental concepts, while researchers, scientists and policymakers will find updated overviews of biogas and biogas production, and industry practitioners and experts will benefit from new concepts for the implementation of new biogas projects.
- Provides an updated and comprehensive analysis of different feedstocks that can be used for biogas production, such as agricultural feedstock, livestock feedstock, industrial by-products, sewage sludge, and microalgae
- Explores cutting-edge research on microbial community dynamics in biogas production, uncover the latest techniques and findings related to the microbiological aspects of anaerobic digestion
- Offers researchers, scientists, and practitioners the practical tools they need to enhance biogas yields and operational efficiency through a deeper understanding of microbial dynamics
- Gives an overview of full-scale biogas plants, exploring the design, operational considerations, and technological advancements, written by experts who are developing new full-scale projects and operating biogas plants
People interested in biogas production, whether from academia, research, industrial, and policy sectors, along with students at the graduate and post-graduate levels.
1. Introduction to Biogas: Benefits, Prospects, and Challenges
2. Circular Economy and Biorefinery of Biogas Production
3. Agricultural Feedstock for Biogas Production
4. Livestock Feedstock for Biogas Production
5. Industrial By-Products for Biogas Production
6. Sewage Sludge for Biogas Production
7. Microalgae for Biogas Production
8. Pretreatment of Feedstock for Biogas Production
9. Operational Parameters of Biogas Production
10. Microbial Community Dynamics of Biogas Production
11. Biogas Purification Technologies
12. Biogenic CO2 Production from Biogas
13. Techno-Economic Analysis of Biogas Production
14. Life Cycle Analysis of Biogas Production
15. Overview of Full-Scale Biogas Plants
2. Circular Economy and Biorefinery of Biogas Production
3. Agricultural Feedstock for Biogas Production
4. Livestock Feedstock for Biogas Production
5. Industrial By-Products for Biogas Production
6. Sewage Sludge for Biogas Production
7. Microalgae for Biogas Production
8. Pretreatment of Feedstock for Biogas Production
9. Operational Parameters of Biogas Production
10. Microbial Community Dynamics of Biogas Production
11. Biogas Purification Technologies
12. Biogenic CO2 Production from Biogas
13. Techno-Economic Analysis of Biogas Production
14. Life Cycle Analysis of Biogas Production
15. Overview of Full-Scale Biogas Plants
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- No. of pages: 350
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443336799
- eBook ISBN: 9780443336805
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William Gustavo Sganzerla
William Sganzerla holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering (2015 – 2019) and a PhD in Food Engineering (2020 – 2023). Currently, he works as “Project Manager Biogas” at VORN Bioenergy GmbH (Regensburg, Germany) for the development of full-scale biomethane projects (agricultural and industrial) in Europe. His role include the development and management of new projects, from the initial project idea through to construction maturity, supporting the management board in strategic issues and contributing with creative ideas for the design of innovative biomethane projects. His expertise lies in the fields of techno-economic analysis, biomass pretreatment, anaerobic digestion, and bioenergy recovery. His research interests shifted towards the valorization of agri-food by-products for bioenergy production within the biorefinery concept. He is dedicated to proposing innovative and sustainable alternatives to produce bioenergy and value-added bioproducts from biomass by-products, focusing on anaerobic digestion. His research background brings a unique perspective to the task of pushing the boundaries of knowledge and exploring novel avenues that contribute to sustainable practices and the development of greener technologies. He has authored and published 85 papers in high-impact factor/peer-reviewed scientific journals, in addition to holding three patents in the field of by-products valorization.
Affiliations and expertise
Project Manager Biogas, VORN Bioenergy GmbH, Germany