Production of Biogas from Distillation Residue as a Waste Material from the Distillery Industry in Poland

Otton K. Roubinek, Anna Wilinska-Lisowska, Magdalena Jasinska, Andrzej G. Chmielewski and Krzysztof Czerwionka ()
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Otton K. Roubinek: Łukasiewicz–Industrial Chemistry Institute, Department of Pharmacy, Cosmetic Chemistry and Biotechnology, 01-793 Warsaw, Poland
Anna Wilinska-Lisowska: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
Magdalena Jasinska: Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland
Andrzej G. Chmielewski: Laboratory of Stable Isotope, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, 03-195 Warsaw, Poland
Krzysztof Czerwionka: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 7, 1-15

Abstract: In this paper, the possibility to obtain an alternative source of energy from methane fermentation, catalysed by biomass, has been discussed in detail. As a main substrate, the distillation residue from the distillery industry was taken in the case of mono-fermentation and its co-fermentation with sewage sludge. The results showed that higher biogas and methane production can be obtained in a mono-fermentation process. Fermentation lasted for 23 days, and during this time, 333.14 and 249.64 L/kg VS of the total biogas for mono- and co-fermentation was subsequently obtained, which gives around 63% and 50% of methane in both types of the process, respectively. Additionally, to interpret the experimental data obtained and to predict the trend of the accumulation curves, a simple Gompertz model has been applied. The application of the Gompertz model has enabled us to estimate some important parameters with a strict physical meaning, namely, the maximum production value of the biogas and its components, the production rate of a given gas, as well as the incubation phase time. Finally, an approximate analysis of the potential volume of biogas production was also carried out, based on the mass of distillation residue produced annually in Poland.

Keywords: distillation residue; anaerobic digestion; Gompertz model; methane fermentation; biogas production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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