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Increasing biogas yield of rural biogas digester by addition of NH/sub 4/HCO/sub 3/

Conference · · Alternative Energy Sources; (United States)
OSTI ID:6562954

By addition of 0.3% NH/sub 4/HCO/sub 3/ instead of animal manure into rural biogas digester in which the rotted rice straw was the major feedstock, the biogas yield doubled in comparison with the check digester (0.1 m/sup 3//m/sup 3//d) and the fertility of NH/sub 4/HCO/sub 3/ did not decrease because of biogas fermentation. Many digesters have been built in China. But, owing to the problems of improper management, unsuitable influent mixing, etc., neither digesters nor feedstock were fully utilized. In order to solve these problems, adding NH/sub 4/HCO/sub 3/ into digester instead of animal manure was tried. Its results showed that the suitable C/N ratio of influent mixing was obtained, the fertility of effluent went up, and biogas producing rate increased. The concentration of NH/sub 4/HCO/sub 3/ is 0.2-0.6%, but the optimal is 0.3%.

Research Organization:
Chengdu Institute of Biology Academia Sinica Chengdu, Sichuan
OSTI ID:
6562954
Report Number(s):
CONF-831205-
Journal Information:
Alternative Energy Sources; (United States), Journal Name: Alternative Energy Sources; (United States); ISSN ALESD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English