Towards a standardization of biomethane potential tests

Journal article (2016)

Authors

Christof Holliger Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Madalena Alves University of Minho
Florian Ebertseder Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture
Elena Ficara Politecnico di Milano
Ioannis Fotidis Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Jean Claude Frigon National Research Council Canada
S.M.D. Ghasimi Sanitary Engineering - CEG
Gabrielle Hack Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Mathias Hartel Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture
Joern Heerenklage Hamburg University of Technology
Diana Andrade Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture
Ilona Sarvari Horvath University of Borås
Pavel Jenicek University of Chemistry and Technology Prague
Konrad Koch Technische Universität München
Judith Krautwald ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Javier Lizasoain BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Jing Liu Bioprocess Control AB
Lona Mosberger ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Mihaela Nistor Bioprocess Control AB
Hans Oechsner University of Hohenheim
João Vítor Oliveira University of Minho
Irini Angelidaki Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Mark Paterson Association for Technology and Structures in Agriculture (KTBL)
André Pauss EA 4297 TIMR UTC/ESCOM
Isabella Porqueddu Politecnico di Milano
Francisco Raposo Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Thierry Ribeiro Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais
Florian Rüsch Pfund ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Sten Strömberg Bioprocess Control AB
Michel Torrijos INRA Institut National de La Recherche Agronomique
Sergi Astals University of Queensland
J.B. van Lier Sanitary Engineering - CEG
Harald Wedwitschka DBFZ Deutsches BiomasseForschungsZentrum
Urs Baier ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Claire Bougrier VERI (Veolia)
Marta Carballa Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Vinnie De Wilde Wageningen University & Research
Research Group
Sanitary Engineering (CEG) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

01-12-2016

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Water Management

Research Group

Sanitary Engineering

Abstract

Production of biogas from different organic materials is a most interesting source of renewable energy. The biomethane potential (BMP) of these materials has to be determined to get insight in design parameters for anaerobic digesters. A workshop was held in June 2015 in Leysin Switzerland to agree on common solutions to the conundrum of inconsistent BMP test results. A discussion covers actions and criteria that are considered compulsory ito accept and validate a BMP test result; and recommendations concerning the inoculum substrate test setup and data analysis and reporting ito obtain test results that can be validated and reproduced.