Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Anaerobic Digestion (AD) is a complex biological process resulting in the conversion of biodegradable organic matter into biogas and mineralized material. Recently, treating waste technologies based on the AD process have gained a great interest in the field of solid waste disposal as a method coupled with aerobic composting process, aimed at reducing the harmful impact produced on the environment by land-filled untreated organic waste. Moreover, the application of AD for the treatment of organic waste turns into the following further benefits: (i) recover a renewable energy vector (i.e. biogas) as well as a solid material rich in nitrogen (i.e. digestate); (ii) reduce the use of land to dispose waste; (iii) reduce the emissions in the atmosphere of the gases responsible for the global warming. The present paper deals with the experimental determination of operating parameters that are able to control the evolution of AD. Copyright © 2015, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.
DOI: 10.3303/cet1543349
Authors: Pontoni, L, Panico, A, Frunzo, L, Iodice, P, Pirozzi, F., SALZANO, ERNESTO
Institutions: University of Naples Federico II, Pegaso University
Language: English
Field: Energy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $545
OpenAlex ID: W2188105285