Biogas Quality across Small-Scale Biogas Plants: A Case of Central Vietnam
Production of bioenergy by the fermentation reaction is gaining attraction due to its easy operation and the wide feedstock selection. Anaerobic fermentation of organic waste materials is generally considered a cost-effective and proven technology, allowing simultaneous waste management and energy p...
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author | Hynek Roubík Jana Mazancová Phung Le Dinh Dung Dinh Van Jan Banout |
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description | Production of bioenergy by the fermentation reaction is gaining attraction due to its easy operation and the wide feedstock selection. Anaerobic fermentation of organic waste materials is generally considered a cost-effective and proven technology, allowing simultaneous waste management and energy production. Small-scale biogas plants are widely and increasingly used to transform waste into gas through anaerobic fermentation of organic materials in the developing world. In this research, the quality of biogas produced in small-scale biogas plants was evaluated, as it has a direct effect on its use (as fuel for biogas cookers), as well as being able to influence a decision making process over purchasing such technology. Biogas composition was measured with a multifunctional portable gas analyser at 107 small-scale biogas plants. Complementary data at household level were collected via the questionnaire survey with the owners of biogas plants (n = 107). The average daily biogas production equals 0.499 m3, not covering the demand of rural households which are using other sources of energy as well. Related to the biogas composition, the mean content of methane (CH4) was 65.44% and carbon dioxide (CO2) was 29.31% in the case of biogas plants younger than five years; and CH4 was 64.57% and CO2 was 29.93% for biogas plants older than five years. Focusing on the age of small-scale biogas plants there are no, or only minor, differences among tested values. In conclusion, the small-scale biogas plants are sustaining a stable level of biogas quality during their life-span. |
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spelling | doaj.art-d6eb0deda2fb4de781e6345013dc2fad2022-12-22T02:56:52ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-07-01117179410.3390/en11071794en11071794Biogas Quality across Small-Scale Biogas Plants: A Case of Central VietnamHynek Roubík0Jana Mazancová1Phung Le Dinh2Dung Dinh Van3Jan Banout4Department of Sustainable Technologies, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Sustainable Technologies, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, 102 Phung Hung Hue City Vietnam, Thua Thien Hue 53000, VietnamDepartment of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, 102 Phung Hung Hue City Vietnam, Thua Thien Hue 53000, VietnamDepartment of Sustainable Technologies, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicProduction of bioenergy by the fermentation reaction is gaining attraction due to its easy operation and the wide feedstock selection. Anaerobic fermentation of organic waste materials is generally considered a cost-effective and proven technology, allowing simultaneous waste management and energy production. Small-scale biogas plants are widely and increasingly used to transform waste into gas through anaerobic fermentation of organic materials in the developing world. In this research, the quality of biogas produced in small-scale biogas plants was evaluated, as it has a direct effect on its use (as fuel for biogas cookers), as well as being able to influence a decision making process over purchasing such technology. Biogas composition was measured with a multifunctional portable gas analyser at 107 small-scale biogas plants. Complementary data at household level were collected via the questionnaire survey with the owners of biogas plants (n = 107). The average daily biogas production equals 0.499 m3, not covering the demand of rural households which are using other sources of energy as well. Related to the biogas composition, the mean content of methane (CH4) was 65.44% and carbon dioxide (CO2) was 29.31% in the case of biogas plants younger than five years; and CH4 was 64.57% and CO2 was 29.93% for biogas plants older than five years. Focusing on the age of small-scale biogas plants there are no, or only minor, differences among tested values. In conclusion, the small-scale biogas plants are sustaining a stable level of biogas quality during their life-span.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/7/1794anaerobic digestionmethanecarbon dioxidesmall-scale biogas plantsdeveloping countries |
spellingShingle | Hynek Roubík Jana Mazancová Phung Le Dinh Dung Dinh Van Jan Banout Biogas Quality across Small-Scale Biogas Plants: A Case of Central Vietnam Energies anaerobic digestion methane carbon dioxide small-scale biogas plants developing countries |
title | Biogas Quality across Small-Scale Biogas Plants: A Case of Central Vietnam |
title_full | Biogas Quality across Small-Scale Biogas Plants: A Case of Central Vietnam |
title_fullStr | Biogas Quality across Small-Scale Biogas Plants: A Case of Central Vietnam |
title_full_unstemmed | Biogas Quality across Small-Scale Biogas Plants: A Case of Central Vietnam |
title_short | Biogas Quality across Small-Scale Biogas Plants: A Case of Central Vietnam |
title_sort | biogas quality across small scale biogas plants a case of central vietnam |
topic | anaerobic digestion methane carbon dioxide small-scale biogas plants developing countries |
url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/7/1794 |
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