Study time: 6-8h
Target audience: Bachelor/Master students/Industry/academia representatives in the field of (Bio)chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology.
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Can you think of a place where anaerobic digestion happens?
Visiting a wastewater treatment plant
What is anaerobic digestion?
Test your knowledge
What is biogas?
What to do with biogas?
Test your knowledge
Why do we need stoichiometry?
Stoichiometry of anaerobic digesters
The Buswell equation for palmitic acid
Converting a volume of methane to kWh
What do the microbes do in anaerobic digestion?
Microbiology of biogas production
Test your knowledge
Can you think of some reactor operational parameters?
Operational aspects of anaerobic digestion
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Do you know any industries that use anaerobic digesters to treat their waste?
Reactor design - Bring anaerobic digestion to practice
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Anaerobic digestion reactors
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Conclusion and integrated case study
Case study: Design an anaerobic digestion plant
Case study: Solution
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