Wakefield
This new 2 day course is an essential investment for anyone interested in making the most of their plant, for those considering a new build facility or plant upgrades to increase the value of the digestate. It draws upon case studies, common operational problems and practical solutions to improve the overall economics of digestion and digestate now and in emerging markets. Find out more...
Operating Anaerobic Digesters and Opportunities for Nutrient Recovery
7th December 2016
- The different phases of AD and the key terms (Hydrolysis to methanogenesis; and the importance of volatile fatty acids, alkalinity, pH, temperature)
- Key metrics for digester operation – Organic Loading Rate, Hydraulic Retention Time, Methane Yield and Volatile Solids Destruction.
- Options for further processing and recovery of nutrients (including digestate recirculation and nitrogen and phosphorus removal)
- Common operational problems and solutions
Digestate and Digester Optimisation
8th December 2016
- Optimising digester performance for maximum biogas production, and understanding how this affects digestate dewaterability.
- Potential markets for digestate
- Agricultural use of digestate: waste vs. product, logistics (such as transport and spreading), complying with legislation, marketing to farmers. This will cover waste, non-waste (crop) and sludge digestates
- Importance of quality – including physical, chemical and microbiological aspects
- Valorising digestate (technologies and markets)
Using digestate in non-agricultural markets
