Paper details

Title:

Developing Anaerobic Digestion Best Practice for Environmental Burden Minimization from Digestate Soil Application: Field Assessments in India

Author(s):

Tiwary, A., Williams, I.D., Pant, D.C., Kishore, V.V.N.

Document(s):

Abstract:

Development of a viable anaerobic digestion (AD) industry rests largely on ensuring its systems scale sustainability, including provision of a viable market for digestate. Ensuring the environmental burden minimization of digestate soil application is a contemporary issue of paramount interest addressed in this study. The paper presents a case study from India to develop some best practice for environmental burden minimization from digestate field applications. It highlights the environmental impacts on air emissions of N­and S­compounds from decentralized AD installations, in a multiplicity of locations. Our findings suggests that environmental burdens from digestate soil application on large scales can potentially pose significant adverse impacts, if not dealt with at the local source.

Keywords:

ammonia, anaerobic digestion, digestate, bio fertilizer, environmental burdens, OFMSW

Topic:

Biomass Policies, Markets and Sustainability

Subtopic:

Environmental impacts of bioenergy

Event:

22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

4CO.15.4

Pages:

1426 - 1430

ISBN:

978-88-89407-52-3

Paper DOI:

10.5071/22ndEUBCE2014-4CO.15.4

Price:

FREE