Recently biogas production from agricultural sources has rapidly developed. Therefore the demands on biogas plants to optimise the efficiency of the anaerobic digestion (AD) process have grown immensely. At present there is no online-supervision tool available to monitor the AD process, but costly and time-consuming chemical analyses are necessary. The possibility to use near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in order to track relevant process parameters like total volatile fatty acids (VFA), acetic acid and propionic acid was investigated in the present research project. A NIR-sensor was integrated into a full-scale 1 MW biogas plant and NIR-spectra of the fermenter contents were recorded semi-continuously for 500 days. Weekly samples were taken and analysed for the above mentioned parameters. Calibration models were calculated, capable of following these parameters: VFA (r2=0.94), acetic acid (r2=0.69), propionic acid (r2=0.89).
Use of near infrared spectroscopy in monitoring of volatile fatty acids in anaerobic digestion
H. Fabian Jacobi, Christian R. Moschner, Eberhard Hartung; Use of near infrared spectroscopy in monitoring of volatile fatty acids in anaerobic digestion. Water Sci Technol 1 July 2009; 60 (2): 339–346. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.345
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H. Fabian Jacobi, Christian R. Moschner, Eberhard Hartung; Use of near infrared spectroscopy in monitoring of volatile fatty acids in anaerobic digestion. Water Sci Technol 1 July 2009; 60 (2): 339–346. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.345
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