Irini Angelidaki1, M. M. Alves2, David Bolzonella3, Liliana Borzacconi4, J. L. Campos5, Alan J. Guwy6, S. V. Kalyuzhnyi7, Pavel Jeníček8, J.B. van Lier9
1Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, 2800, Denmark E-mail: [email protected] 2Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal E-mail: [email protected] 3Department of Science Technology and Markets of Wine, University of Verona, via della Pieve 70, San Floriano, Verona, Italy E-mail: [email protected] 4Faculty of Engineering, University of the Republic, J Herrera y Reissing 55, Montevideo, Uruguay E-mail: [email protected] 5Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain E-mail: [email protected] 6School of Applied Sciences, Glamorgan University, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan CF37 IDL, Wales, uk E-mail: [email protected] 7Department of Chemical Enzymology, Moscow Lomonosow State University, Moscow, Russia E-mail: [email protected] 8Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Technicka 5, Prague, 166 28, Czech Republic E-mail: [email protected] 9Department of Water Management, Section Sanitary Engineering, Delft University of Technology, P.O.Box 5048, Delft, 2600, GA, The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected] Tóm tắt
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.
