Springer Biogas Technology

This book focuses on agricultural waste treatment and renewable energy production from the perspective of anaerobic digestion. It covers topics on anaerobic digestion processes and practices in various types of biogas plant construction and management and systematically addresses the principle and main features of three kinds of anaerobic digestion systems: household digesters, biogas septic tanks, and biogas plants. Instructive, informative and easy to understand, the book offers a valuable asset for researchers, technicians, graduate students and managerial personnel working in the areas of renewable energy, agricultural ecological engineering and the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes.  From the Back Cover This book focuses on agricultural waste treatment and renewable energy production from the perspective of anaerobic digestion. It covers topics on anaerobic digestion processes and practices in various types of biogas plant construction and management and systematically addresses the principle and main features of three kinds of anaerobic digestion systems: household digesters, biogas septic tanks, and biogas plants. Instructive, informative and easy to understand, the book offers a valuable asset for researchers, technicians, graduate students and managerial personnel working in the areas of renewable energy, agricultural ecological engineering and the treatment and utilization of agricultural wastes.  About the Author Prof. Liangwei Deng, Chief Engineer at the Biogas Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China, is currently engaged in research on wastewater, solid waste treatment using biogas technology, and biogas plant consultation and design. He has presided over more than 20 national, provincial and ministerial-level research programs, designed and commissioned more than 30 large biogas plants including the Mengniu Aoya International Demonstration Farm (10,000 cows). In the field of anaerobic digestion, he has published more than 130 research papers, written 2 monographs, and holds 9 national invention patents.  Liu Yi is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Research and Development Department, Biogas Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China, holding a Ph.D. from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. His research mainly focuses on agricultural waste, and in consultation and design for biogas projects. He has chaired and participated in foreign-aid rural energy projects sponsored by the United Nations, NGOs and Chinese government, and has extensive experience in biogas fermentation process research and the design and construction of large and medium biogas plants. He is also a Lecturer at the FAO Reference Center for Biogas Research and Training. Wenguo Wang is a Professor at the Biogas Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China. He received his Ph.D. in Botany from Sichuan University in 2010. His research mainly focuses on wastewater treatment and resource utilization; other interests include the utilization of digestates, microalgae cultivation for liquid digestate treatment, biogas-based circular agriculture, and ammonium toxicity in plants. He has authored over 60 publications and 1 book, and has 4 patents to his credit. He is an expert reviewer for numerous scientific journals and has served on several scientific review panels