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Biogas for Energy Provision from Organic Waste, Hi-tech Applications

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Anaerobic filter digester:

A digester that uses support media to promote biofilm formation.

Batch test:

A laboratory experiment to determine how much biogas/methane it is biologically possible to obtain from a substrate.

Biogas:

Biogas is a gas produced during anaerobic microbiological breakdown of organic substances. The main constituents are methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2).

Chemical oxygen demand (COD):

The amount of organic compounds in a substrate; this represents the theoretical amount of material that can be converted into biogas. COD also refers to a standardized test used for an indirect determination of this value.

CHP unit:

A combined heat and power (CHP) unit consists of a gas-burning engine driving a generator which produces electricity. The heat produced within the engine can be used for further applications.

Co-digestion:

Co-digestion is the anaerobic digestion of two or more substrates simultaneously.

Combined heat and power (CHP):

An energy conversion...

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Møller, H.B., Ward, A.J. (2017). Biogas for Energy Provision from Organic Waste, Hi-tech Applications. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_994-1

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