Small-scale Bio Gas Combined Heat and Power Plant with Biochar Catalyst
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https://doi.org/10.18372/1990-5548.81.18987Keywords:
biochar, biogas, combined heat and power plant, small-scale power plantAbstract
Alternative energy sources allows to replace traditional fossil fuels and firewood. However the most widely used wind and solar power plants can not provide constant power generation due to multiple factors that makes necessary to develop new types of power sources and to to improve efficiency of already existing ones. One of such energy sources are bio gas-fueled power plants which allow to combine the power generation and organic waste disposal functions. Efficiency and quality of bio gas production in such facilities can be significantly increased by using different catalysts such as biochar. A brief analysis of biochar production usage perspectives was held which showed that it can be used in different applications and can significantly increase efficiency of different technological processes. The influence of biochar on the biogas production processes was studied. The structure of bio gas-fueled heat and power plant with local bio gas generation was proposed.
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