Title:
Biogas Technology as a Part of Wastewater Treatment in the Future
Author(s):
Malk, V., Soininen, H., Lehesvaara, M., Poutiainen, H.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
Wastewater treatment is one of the most important processes in water and environment protection. Requirements keep becoming stricter as, for example, the EU issues new directives. In the future, wastewater treatment plants will need to address the increasing requirements set by legislation with regard to, for example, pharmaceutical residues and nutrients passing into the water system. Laboratory tests and pilot-scale tests have been utilised to study comprehensive wastewater treatment using a membrane bioreactor (MBR), and sludge treatment using biogas technology based on dry fermentation. The aim is to use modelling to optimise and test the operation of a biogas plant as a part of the wastewater treatment process. This article describes the effect of pharmaceutical residues on biogas production using the sludge formed in a membrane bioreactor, and the results of the modelling and laboratory testing of biogas plant operation in the processing of wastewater sludge.
Keywords:
anaerobic digestion, biogas, modelling, sludge, wastewater treatment
Topic:
Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Cooling and Electricity
Subtopic:
Anaerobic digestion for biogas production
Event:
25th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2CV.4.36
Pages:
935 - 937
ISBN:
978-88-89407-17-2
Paper DOI:
10.5071/25thEUBCE2017-2CV.4.36
Price:
FREE
