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Utilisation of Maize Straw for Biogas

Project Leader

Gronauer Andreas, Project Leader

Contact person:

Bauer Alexander

Duration:

01.11.2013-15.05.2014

Type of Research

Applied Research

Staff

Bauer Alexander, Sub Projectleader

BOKU Research Units

Division of Agricultural Engineering

Funded by

Biogest environmental engineering Ltd., Chimanistraße 11, 1190 Wien, Austria

Abstract

Agricultural crop residues are available worldwide in large quantities. They ate currently underutilized and can be considered as a high-potential innovative source for biogas production. However, their utilization in fermentation process requires further R&D and optimization for industrial applications. Main challenges to be tackled are increase of biogas yield trough effective pretreatment, overall reduction of costs and energy consumption as well as simple and reliable handling under practical conditions. The main focus lies on enhancement of raw material storage. In practical terms, it means that an opportunity for implementation of large-scale biogas projects based on lignocellulosic feedstock and expansion of the optimized technologies to the prospective biogas markets, in particular, in Eastern Europe, can be triggered.

Keywords

agricultural-chemical research; renewable energy; renewable resources;

Biogas; Conservation; Maize Straw;