Anaerobic Digestion for Bioenergy

Anaerobic Digestion for Bioenergy: Emerging Technologies and Strategies for Bioenergy and Bioproduct Innovation presents the current state of bioenergy production technology, highlighting its potential, challenges, and future directions, and considering environmental, economic, and policy developments. With a focus on recent advancements in anaerobic digestion technologies within wastewater treatment and agriculture, the book explores the rapidly evolving field of bioenergy production from organic waste. It bridges the gap between academia, research and real-world, scalable, industrial anaerobic digestion applications. The opening chapters of the book provide a foundational introduction to anaerobic digestion and the characterization and preprocessing of wastewater and agriculture waste feedstock. This is followed by seven chapters focusing on various technological aspects of anaerobic digestion, including treatment technologies and strategies, dark fermentation, the production of volatile fatty acids and bioplastics, nutrient recovery, and grid integration. Five chapters addresss sustainability issues related to anaerobic digestion covering life cycle assessments, techno-economic analysis of anaerobic digestion in circular economies, policy issues and safety standards. Finally, the book concludes on the integration of artificial intelligence and future trends of anaerobic digestion. The comprehensive coverage of Anaerobic Digestion for Bioenergy: Emerging Technologies and Strategies for Bioenergy and Bioproduct Innovation will be invaluable to scientists, researchers, engineers, industrial practitioners and policymakers working on or interested in anaerobic digestion. The book also offers a valuable introduction on anaerobic digestion for graduate and postgraduate students working on biofuels, bioproducts and biomass conversion technologies.

• Provides a holistic view of the field through detailed analysis of recent advancements in anaerobic digestion technologies, life cycle assessment, and the application of AI in bioenergy
• Gives real-world examples and case studies that illustrate the application of theory to practice, supporting professionals and students looking to understand the practical implications of bioenergy technologies
• Offers valuable decision-making information for investors, entrepreneurs, and policy makers through in-depth discussions on the economic aspects of bioenergy projects, including cost-benefit analyses and market potential