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Innovations in the Global Biogas industry

Applications of Green Principles

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  • common:contributors.editors Tonderayi S Matambo, Riann Christian
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Innovations in the Global Biogas Industry: Applications of Green Principles critically reviews the whole biogas supply chain from substrates to upgraded biogas. The book evaluates… seeMoreDescription

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Innovations in the Global Biogas Industry: Applications of Green Principles critically reviews the whole biogas supply chain from substrates to upgraded biogas. The book evaluates the application of green principles at each stage of biogas production and combines this with case studies and a review of the latest technological advances to produce a comprehensive assessment of the current state of the biogas industry. The first three sections of the book guide the reader through the whole supply chain of biogas production, from feedstock and waste management, to process design, plant design, operation, optimization, and end products.

The sustainability of biogas industry operations is then addressed in-depth through a lifecycle assessment, alongside the techno-economics and safety considerations. Each section considers small-, medium-, and large-scale biogas plant related developments, and how green principles are applied at each scale. Finally, the critical element of biogas industry stakeholders is explored, which discusses financing mechanisms, policies and regulations, global markets, and governance issues relating to the biogas sector.

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  • Presents recent innovations in the biogas industry, with an emphasis on the sustainability of anaerobic digestion applications
  • Analyzes anaerobic digestion from various angles, from feedstock management to the integration of green and sustainability principles in biogas applications
  • Assesses the whole supply chain of biogas production, including plant design and operation, substrate to product issues as well as techno-economics and safety considerations
  • Includes small-, medium- and large-scale biogas plant related developments
  • Addresses the topic of stakeholder issues in the biogas industry

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Researchers and engineers working in the field of biogas and more broadly within the bioenergy industry. This includes academic and industry specialists and risk managers in biogas, anaerobic digestion, biogas and biofuel production, and biotechnologists involved in environmental and biochemical engineering

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Section 1 Green advancements in organic waste management – AD Feedstock Management

1. Pretreatments of animal feed for improved digestibility and its influence on biogas production

2. Perspectives on the latest green approaches to biomass pretreatments for biogas production: What’s currently feasible and what’s not feasible – Chemical, Physical, Ultrasound, Microwave, Biological, etc.

3. The pros and cons of green versus competing biomass substrates selection and characterization technologies for biogas production

Section 2 Green developments in biogas process design, efficiency, optimization and operations

4. Strategies for managing microorganisms in biogas digesters with application of biomolecular tools

5. Comparative analysis of biogas production strategies from different feedstocks

6. Green approaches to solving foaming problems in digesters

7. Application of emerging separation sciences and unit operations in biogas processes and biogas upgrading – Nanotechnology, Membrane technology, adsorption, etc.

8. Equipment design and selection for biogas plant construction, process monitoring and control based on green principles

Section 3 Anaerobic digestion products utilization and integration – biogas, digestate, CO2

9. Reforming as a green technology for utilization of biogas

10. Sustainability evaluation of current biogas upgrading techniques

11. Green innovations for managing carbon dioxide generated in biogas digesters. – Consider Greenhouses, Algae growth, Biobased Adsorbents, Others

12. Green concepts and innovations in biogas digestate use as a biofertiliser application

13. Non conventional applications of biogas plant digestate.

14. Biogas digester integration with other technologies and green aspects of such processes. Consider solar, wetlands, biohydrogen, bioethanol, biodiesel, biobutanol

Section 4 The sustainability of biogas industry operations

15. The biogas industry’s greener strategies in promoting fulfilment of various SDGs – SHE, LCA, Techno-feasibility

16. The role of artificial intelligence in greening biogas operations

17. Carbon emission reduction assessment via biogas production and resource recovery: The IPCC methodology

18. The merits of applying green principles in handling potential biogas digestate hazardous chemicals and pathogenicity.

19. Safety and environmental perspectives for greening the biogas plant operations.

Section 5 Stakeholders in a greener anaerobic digestion industry

20. Financing mechanisms available to green biogas investments: An overview

21. A review of global treaties and agreements applicable to the greening of the anaerobic digestion industry

22. Stakeholders engagement and governance issues in applying green principles in the biogas sector

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Tonderayi S Matambo

Professor Tonderayi S. Matambo is the Head of the Centre of Environmental Biotechnology in the Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at the University of South Africa. He has over 15 years of experience in Biogas and Bioenergy. He actively engages in community outreach programs involving Biogas technology. He fosters collaboration between Unisa, other tertiary institutions and industry.

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Head of Centre of Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Riann Christian

Professor Riann Christian is an Associate Professor from the University of South Africa and is currently the Manager of Teaching and Learning support in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at the University of South Africa. She has 18 years teaching and research experience in biological sciences (Molecular & Cell Biology and Genetics) and environmental biotechnology. Her research involves gene expression studies, malaria studies, molecular biology and environmental biotechnology.

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Associate Professor, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa

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