The application of anaerobic digestion technology is growing worldwide because of its economic and environmental benefits. As a consequence, a number of studies and research activities dealing with the determination of the biogas potential of solid organic substrates have been carrying out in the recent years. Therefore, it is of particular importance to define a protocol for the determination of the ultimate methane potential for a given solid substrates. In fact, this parameter determines, to a certain extent, both design and economic details of a biogas plant. Furthermore, the definition of common units to be used in anaerobic assays is increasingly requested from the scientific and engineering community. This paper presents some guidelines for biomethane potential assays prepared by the Task Group for the Anaerobic Biodegradation, Activity and Inhibition Assays of the Anaerobic Digestion Specialist Group of the International Water Association. This is the first step for the definition of a standard protocol.
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March 01 2009
Defining the biomethane potential (BMP) of solid organic wastes and energy crops: a proposed protocol for batch assays
I. Angelidaki;
1Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, 2800, Denmark E-mail: ria@er.dtu.dk
E-mail: ria@er.dtu.dk
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M. Alves;
M. Alves
2Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal E-mail: madalena.alves@deb.uminho.pt
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D. Bolzonella;
D. Bolzonella
3Department of Science Technology and Markets of Wine, University of Verona, via della Pieve 70, San Floriano, Verona, Italy E-mail: david.bolzonella@univr.it
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L. Borzacconi;
L. Borzacconi
4Faculty of Engineering, University of the Republic, J Herrera y Reissing 55, Montevideo, Uruguay E-mail: lilianab@fing.edu.uy
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J. L. Campos;
J. L. Campos
5Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain E-mail: eqluis@usc.es
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A. J. Guwy;
A. J. Guwy
6School of Applied Sciences, Glamorgan University, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan CF37 IDL, Wales, uk E-mail: ajguwy@glam.ac.uk
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S. Kalyuzhnyi;
S. Kalyuzhnyi
7Department of Chemical Enzymology, Moscow Lomonosow State University, Moscow, Russia E-mail: svk@enz.chem.msu.ru
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P. Jenicek;
P. Jenicek
8Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Technicka 5, Prague, 166 28, Czech Republic E-mail: pavel.jenicek@vscht.cz
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J. B. van Lier
J. B. van Lier
9Department of Water Management, Section Sanitary Engineering, Delft University of Technology, P.O.Box 5048, Delft, 2600, GA, The Netherlands E-mail: j.b.vanlier@tudelft.nl
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Water Sci Technol (2009) 59 (5): 927–934.
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I. Angelidaki, M. Alves, D. Bolzonella, L. Borzacconi, J. L. Campos, A. J. Guwy, S. Kalyuzhnyi, P. Jenicek, J. B. van Lier; Defining the biomethane potential (BMP) of solid organic wastes and energy crops: a proposed protocol for batch assays. Water Sci Technol 1 March 2009; 59 (5): 927–934. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.040
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