The biological management of the biogas plant

Know the basics of anerobic digestiona

Data: 24 November 2022, 14:00 to 18:00 THIS Thursday 1 December 2022, 14:00-18:00 THIS( in Italian, with the possibility of subtitles automatically translated into English, French and Spanish)

For those who have invested or intend to invest in the biogas / biomethane supply chain, a good basic understanding of how anaerobic digestion works is very helpful

This course is aimed at all those who:

• they are intended to operate a biogas plant, both directly, that through trusted technicians, and intend to acquire a good basis of understanding of the processes
• intend to invest in a biogas or biomethane plant (farmers, agronomists, compost producers) ;
• operate in finance (Banks, Venture Capitalist, Business Angels, Private Investors) and they need elements of evaluation for the purposes of due diligence”;
• are involved in environmental decision-making processes (local authorities, policy makers).

Theoretical part

• Features of the anaerobic digestion process
• Critical analysis of current methods of biological management of biogas plants
• The rational method for managing the anaerobic digestion process
  • Measurement of the methane potential of substrates and their mixtures
  • Measurement of specific methane activity (High school) of the inoculum
  • Measurement of hydrolytic activity, proteolytic and lipolytic
  • Measurement of substrate inhibition
  • Measurement of digestion efficiency
  • The analysis of the uncertainty margin: examples of error propagation in the case of silage
  • The simulation of the process on a small scale

Practical part

• The preliminary tests for the construction of the plant: scientific method vs. cognitive bias 
• The selection of the inoculum for accelerated start-up of the plant
• Correct regulation of the agitation
• The routine tests
• Alarm bells: unexpected test results and actions to be taken to stabilize the process.

Speaker: The professor. Ing. Mario A. Rosato, author of “Managing Biogas Plants – A Practical Guide” (CRC Press, 2017), has extensive experience in anaerobic digestion, with specific experience in plant diagnostics and process control. As a biogas expert, actively participated in the working group that created the new UNI standard 11703:2018 for assessing the potential of biomethane.

The course will be recorded and downloadable for subscribers, along with the teaching material.

The webinar has a participation fee of 150 € (VAT included)

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