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Biogas Energy

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science Book Series (volume 2)

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1040-9

ISBN: 978-1-4614-1039-3

Publisher: Springer New York - Springer Journals

Sep 22, 2011

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Biogas and Biogas Energy: An Introduction

Abbasi, Tasneem; Tauseef, S. M.; Abbasi, S. A.

Pages: 1 –10

[“Biogas” is the name popularly used to denote the flammable mixture of gases that are generated when organic material undergoes anaerobic decomposition. The mixture contains 40–70% (usually 55–65%) methane, carbon dioxide, and traces of other gases. “Biogas” has good calorific value and can be...
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A Brief History of Anaerobic Digestion and “Biogas”

Abbasi, Tasneem; Tauseef, S. M.; Abbasi, S. A.

Pages: 11 –23

[This chapter briefly traces the history of anaerobic digestion from the time the existence of this phenomenon was first recorded four centuries ago to its rapidly increasing popularity at present. The extent of adaptation of biogas technology across the world is also briefly reviewed. Whereas...
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Biogas and Global Warming

Abbasi, Tasneem; Tauseef, S. M.; Abbasi, S. A.

Pages: 25 –34

[The virtues of biogas as a clean fuel have been known since the late nineteenth century but the great resurgence of interest in biogas capture – hence methane capture – is due to the rapidly growing spectre of global warming (GW). Anthropogenic causes, which directly or indirectly release...
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Low-Rate and High-Rate Anaerobic Reactors/Digesters/Fermenters

Abbasi, Tasneem; Tauseef, S. M.; Abbasi, S. A.

Pages: 35 –39

[The aim of this chapter is to explain the difference between the so-called “biogas digesters” popular in the developing countries and the broader terms of “anaerobic digesters/reactors/fermenters.” The chapter also deals with the difference between “low-rate” and “high-rate” anaerobic systems,...
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Biogas Capture from Animal Manure

Abbasi, Tasneem; Tauseef, S. M.; Abbasi, S. A.

Pages: 41 –62

[Prior to the 1970s, the principle use of anaerobic digestion across the world was in manure management. Whereas developing countries – principally India and China – used “biogas technology” to extract fuel from manure, developed countries used anaerobic digestion mainly to stabilize the manure,...
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Biogas Capture from Wastewaters: The High-Rate Anaerobic Digesters

Abbasi, Tasneem; Tauseef, S. M.; Abbasi, S. A.

Pages: 63 –104

[Starting with the introduction of anaerobic filter in 1967, a string of breakthroughs in anaerobic reactor design occurred during the late 1960s and early 1970s. These breakthroughs made it possible to extend the reach of anaerobic digestion from highly concentrated (in volatile organics...
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Biogas Capture from Solid Waste

Abbasi, Tasneem; Tauseef, S. M.; Abbasi, S. A.

Pages: 105 –143

[Among the most vexing of environmental problem being faced by the world is that of solid waste, of which a major component is biodegradable solid waste (BSW). When left to rot in the open, or when disposed in sanitary landfills, BSW undergoes anaerobic digestion leading to generation of methane....
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Capture of Biogas from Landfills

Abbasi, Tasneem; Tauseef, S. M.; Abbasi, S. A.

Pages: 145 –169

[Sanitary landfills begin releasing biogas within a few weeks of being laid out and continue to do so for several decades. It has been estimated that as much as 12% of the total global methane emission is contributed by sanitary landfills. Till recently sanitary landfills were predominantly...

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