Description

Rational utilization of different wastes is an
important problem of today. It is connected on one
hand, with an opportunity of the use of a huge
energy potential of a biomass for the production of
liquid and gaseous fuel (biogas) and on the other
hand with the necessity of the preservation and
improvement of the ecology of an environment by the
prevention of pollution of reservoirs, infection of
ground by pathogenic bacteria and decrease of the
cutting down of woods. In this book information
presented is not only regarding traditional biogas
digesters constructed in a number of Asian and
European countries; but it also contains information
regarding emerging technologies as bio-reactors for
the hydrogen production. This indeed is a very
promising emerging technology at present, by taking
into account the importance of hydrogen economy for
future energy production and storage. A number of
topics including production of biogas, its
upgrading, utilization, conversion into mechanical
and electric power, economic analysis and safety
regulations during use are described due to their
practical importance at present.