INCREASING OF ENERGY EFFECTIVE OF BIOGAS REACTORS

Keywords: bioreactor, biogas, immobilization, stirred device, biochar.

Abstract

For small farms the processing of organic waste in energy efficient biogas reactors is relevant. The purpose of the work is to increase the energy efficiency of biogas reactors. Two novel designs of biogas reactor have been developed which differ from the known designs in that they transform the translational motion of the gasholder into the rotation of the mixing device by using a gear-rack mechanism and a cable-thrust mechanism respectively. In this case the biogas accumulated in the gasholder is used to mix the substrate. It has been shown that the energy efficiency of biogas reactors with wet gasholders is enhanced by reducing energy to support the digestion process. The proposed reactor designs can be used to design new and refine existing wet gasholders biogas reactors. An anaerobic digestion of cow manure using biochar was carried out obtained by the method of partial gasification of sunflower stems and wood chips. It has been determined that biogas yield increased by 7.9-14.6% and methane output increased by 6.7-11.4% during digestion of substrates that were introduced with biochar compared to the control substrate. The maximum intensity of biogas output and the duration of the lag phase during the digestion of the cow manure including the biochar introduced into the cow manure were determined. It has been shown that the energy efficiency of biogas reactors with wet gasholders is enhanced by intensification of the digestion process. The proposed biochar can be used to intensify the digestion process. Ref. 13,  fig. 5.

Author Biographies

V. Klius, Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 02094, 20А Hnata Khotkevycha St., Kyiv, Ukraine.

klius.jpgAuthor information: Institute of Renewable Energy of NAS of Ukraine, head of bioenergy department, senior researcher. PhD since 1980 year.
Research area: bioenergy, gasification of biomass, organic waste utilization.
Publications: 102 scientific publications, including 30 patents.

H. Chetveryk, Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 02094, 20А Hnata Khotkevycha St., Kyiv, Ukraine.

Chetveryk.jpgAuthor information: Institute of Renewable Energy of NAS of Ukraine, researcher.
Research area: biogas, organic waste utilization.
Publications: 44 scientific publications, including 3 patents.

Z. Masliukova, Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 02094, 20А Hnata Khotkevycha St., Kyiv, Ukraine.

Masliukova.jpgAuthor information: Institute of Renewable Energy of NAS of Ukraine, researcher.
Research area: biogas, organic waste utilization.
Publications: 55 scientific publications, including 1 patent.

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2019-12-27
How to Cite
Klius, V., Chetveryk, H., & Masliukova, Z. (2019). INCREASING OF ENERGY EFFECTIVE OF BIOGAS REACTORS. Vidnovluvana Energetika , (4(59), 92-99. https://doi.org/10.36296/1819-8058.2019.4(59).92-99