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Improvement of Biogas Quality and Quantity for Small-Scale Biogas-Electricity Generation Application in off-Grid Settings: A Field-Based Study.

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Title: Improvement of Biogas Quality and Quantity for Small-Scale Biogas-Electricity Generation Application in off-Grid Settings: A Field-Based Study.
Authors: Wasajja, Henry, Al-Muraisy, Saqr A. A., Piaggio, Antonella L., Ceron-Chafla, Pamela, Aravind, Purushothaman Vellayani, Spanjers, Henri, van Lier, Jules B., Lindeboom, Ralph E. F.
Source: Energies (19961073); Jun2021, Vol. 14 Issue 11, p3088, 1p
Abstract: Small-scale electrical power generation (<100 kW) from biogas plants to provide off-grid electricity is of growing interest. Currently, gas engines are used to meet this demand. Alternatively, more efficient small-scale solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can be used to enhance electricity generation from small-scale biogas plants. Most electricity generators require a constant gas supply and high gas quality in terms of absence of impurities like H2S. Therefore, to efficiently use the biogas from existing decentralized anaerobic digesters for electricity production, higher quality and stable biogas flow must be guaranteed. The installation of a biogas upgrading and buffer system could be considered; however, the cost implication could be high at a small scale as compared to locally available alternatives such as co-digestion and improved digester operation. Therefore, this study initially describes relevant literature related to feedstock pre-treatment, co-digestion and user operational practices of small-scale digesters, which theoretically could lead to major improvements of anaerobic digestion process efficiency. The theoretical preamble is then coupled to the results of a field study, which demonstrated that many locally available resources and user practices constitute frugal innovations with potential to improve biogas quality and digester performance in off-grid settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Subject Terms: BIOGAS production, BIOGAS, ANAEROBIC digestion, SOLID oxide fuel cells, ELECTRIC power production, INTERNAL combustion engines, SUPPLY & demand
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ISSN: 19961073
DOI: 10.3390/en14113088
Database: Complementary Index
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