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Anaerobic Digestion, Enhancement in Biogas Production and Quality Improvement

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The present experimental work explores an environment-friendly solution to the problem of floral waste disposal and search for a sustainable energy source in the Indian scenario. The work comprises attempts for enhancement in biogas production and improvement in biogas quality for widespread uses. A novel alkaline chemical pretreatment applied to floral waste using sodium carbonate increases the biogas output by 106%, with a saving in the cost of chemical pretreatment up to 96%, in comparison with the traditional sodium hydroxide pretreatment. Also, solar heating of the digester increases the biogas output by 122%. Enrichment of methane content in biogas up to 85.07% and hydrogen sulfide efficiency of 87.50% is achieved by using chemical absorption technique in packed column reactors. Implementation of the proposed low-cost techniques on a large scale has a potential to fulfill increasing energy demands in the Indian context.

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  1. SVERI’s COE, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India

    M. B. Kulkarni

  2. SCOE Research Center, SPPU, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    M. B. Kulkarni

  3. Keystone School of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    P. M. Ghanegaonar

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  1. SVERI’s College of Engineering, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India

    Prashant M. Pawar

  2. SVERI’s College of Engineering, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India

    Babruvahan P. Ronge

  3. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    R. Balasubramaniam

  4. SVERI’s College of Engineering, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India

    Anup S. Vibhute

  5. SVERI’s College of Engineering, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India

    Sulabha S. Apte

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Kulkarni, M.B., Ghanegaonar, P.M. (2020). Anaerobic Digestion, Enhancement in Biogas Production and Quality Improvement. In: Pawar, P., Ronge, B., Balasubramaniam, R., Vibhute, A., Apte, S. (eds) Techno-Societal 2018 . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16848-3_33

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