Publications in year 2015

Vol. 22, Issue 4



Impact of fragmentation on biogas production from plant biomass

International Agrophysics
Year : 2015
Volumen : 22
Issue : 2
Pages : 139 - 149
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Authors: Agnieszka Kasprzycka1, Justyna Lalak1, Jerzy Tys1

1Institute of Agrophysics PAS, 20-290 Lublin, ul. Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
Abstract :

Pre-treatment of raw materials is a necessary procedure to improve biogas production in anaerobic process. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mechanical pre-treatment on the quantity and quality of biogas of methane fermentation process. The experimental material consisted of energy grasses: Miscanthus giganteus and Phalaris arundinacea L., of two different ranges of chaff length: 0.5-3 mm and 4-8 mm. The success of the experiment indicates that mechanical fragmentation has a significant positive effect on the anaerobic digestion process.

Keywords : biogas, pre-treatment, methane fermentation, lignocellulose
Language : Polish