[Digestion] BIOMET model by Mushoe - other models available

[adkarve]

I have been working on biomethanation of food waste since 2002. It is my
experience that 1 kg of practically all the food that humans eat would give
a kg of biogas. Also many non-foods like oilcakes of non-edible oilseeds,
nonedible rhizomes, corms and tubers, etc. a kg of biogas for a kg of
feedstock. We found that starchy, sugary, proteinous or fatty matter was far
superior to dung, distillery effluent, sewage, etc. Methane production takes
just 24 hours of reaction time with this type of material. We now provide
urban dwellers with compact biogas plants, costing approximately US$250
each. We have so far installed 3000 of them and are currently installing 100
per month.
Yours
A.D.Karve
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From: Bruno M. <brunoM1 at telenet.be>
To: <digestion at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Digestion] BIOMET model by Mushoe - other models available


And the working link is
<www.softplus.net/produkte/biogase.asp>

;-)
Bruno M.
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At 18:01 11/02/2008, you wrote:

>Hi Will and all,
>Unfortunately, I haven't came across this model. For this purpose I am
using Biogas! from Arbi in Switzerland. However, you need your degradation
and yield parameters for specific crops or biomass. In that case, you can
run your own batch tests (BMP) and you can get that information that way.
You can always select predetermined crops in the database, or build your
own. It is a very user-friendly program, take the time to read through the
instructions.
>You may have to browse around in the German website to find the English
download link:
>www.softplus.net/produkte/biogase.asp%22
>
>There is also another model in this paper, with their equation:
>Biogas production from maize and dairy cattle manure-Influence of biomasss
composition on the methane yield
>Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 118 (2007) 173­182
>They will be hopefuully publishing a more updated model in the upcoming
years.
>
>Hope that helps a little bit.
>Terrence
>--
>Terrence Sauvé, B.Eng Bioresource      Research Assistant
>Alfred Campus - University of Guelph    31 St. Paul Street, P.O. Box 580
Alfred, Ontario, K0B 1A0, CANADA
>Tel.: 613-679-2218 x602 Fax: 613-679-2420       E-mail:
tsauve at alfredc.uoguelph.ca
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>>>> William Mezzullo <W.G.Mezzullo at bath.ac.uk> 11/02/08 6:41 >>>
>Hello,
>
>Has anyone come across the AD model called BIOMET (presented by Mishoe et.
>all 1988). It is a model that considers alternative energy crops that can
>be used as feedstock.
>Does anyone know where I could get hold of this model?
>Thank you very much
>
>Will
>--
>William Mezzullo        Sustainable Energy Research Team (SERT)
>Dept. Mechanical Engineering    University of Bath      BA2 7AY
>email - W.G.Mezzullo at bath.ac.uk Telephone - 01225 385 164
>http://people.bath.ac.uk/en2wgm/
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