Managing Biogas Plants: A Practical Guide

By Mario Alejandro Rosato

Book Overview

Driven by the increasing focus on sustainable energy production and recent advancements in anaerobic digestion technology, the Second Edition of Managing Biogas Plants: A Practical Guide, provides insights into optimizing biogas plant operations. This updated edition explores the latest developments in biochemical methane potential (BMP) testing, automatic measurement systems, and biological process management for industrial biogas plants. Drawing from extensive field experience, the book bridges theoretical concepts with hands-on applications.

Features:

- Includes updated content on state-of-the-art BMP testing methods and their practical applications in energy production.

- Incorporates the latest technology in automatic methane potential measurement, including third-generation instruments with improved accuracy and capabilities.

- Provides critical analysis of current industry standards and presents enhanced sections on error propagation analysis and uncertainty margins in BMP testing.

- Equips professionals with proper methodologies for expressing BMP test results for business planning and decision- making.

- Updates practical applications with current case studies reflecting real-world implementation.

Complete with updated figures, practical examples, and troubleshooting guidance, this book is aimed at biogas plant managers, researchers, and industry professionals.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 104114797X
• ISBN13: 9781041147978
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"