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Title	Solid Fraction of Digestate from Biogas Plant as a Material for Pellets Production
ID_Doc	25826
Authors	Czekala, W
Title	Solid Fraction of Digestate from Biogas Plant as a Material for Pellets Production
Year	2021
Published	Energies, 14, 16
Abstract	One of the anaerobic digestion process products in an agricultural biogas plant is digestate (digested pulp). Large quantities of digestate generated in the process of biogas production all over the world require proper management. Fertilization is the main management of this substrate, so it is essential to look for new alternatives. The work aims to determine and discuss the possibilities of using digestate solid fraction (DSF) for pellets as biofuel production. Pellets from DSF alone and pellets with sawdust, grain straw additives were analyzed. The lower heating value (LHV) based on the dry matter for all analyzed pellets ranged from 19,164 kJ center dot kg(-1) to 19,879 kJ center dot kg(-1). The ash content was similar for all four samples and ranged from 3.62% to 5.23%. This value is relatively high, which is related to the degree of fermentation in the anaerobic digestion process. The results showed that the DSF substrate after the anaerobic digestion process still has energy potential. Analyzing those results, it seems that DSF can be a highly valuable substrate for solid biofuels production.
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