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1 online resource (295 pages) |
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Green Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
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Green chemistry and chemical engineering.
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; 1. Relevant Aspects for Optimizing the AD Process; 1.1 What Is Anaerobic Digestion?; 1.1.1 Theoretical Notions; 1.1.2 Practical Implications; 1.1.2.1 Complexity of the System; 1.1.2.2 Sequential Process; 1.1.2.3 Multiparametric Process; 1.1.2.4 Two Degradation Paths of the Organic Matter; 1.1.2.5 Influence of Temperature; 1.1.2.6 Need of a Balanced Diet for the Microorganisms; 1.1.2.7 Criterion for the Selection of Feedstock for AD; 1.2 Technical Nomenclature; 1.2.1 Definitions |
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1.2.2 Practical Applications and Numerical Examples1.2.2.1 Approximate Ratio between COD and VS; 1.2.2.2 Methane Yield of a Substrate with a Known BMP; 1.2.2.3 Coherent Use of the TS, VS, and BMP values; 1.2.2.4 Calculation of the HRT; 1.2.2.5 Checking the OLR; 1.2.2.6 Optimizing the C/N Ratio of a Substrates Mixture; 1.3 Managing the Plant "by Tables": Limitations and Risks; 1.3.1 Conclusions on the Use of Tables; 1.4 The Dynamic Management of the Biogas Plant; 1.4.1 The pH; 1.4.2 The Relationship between pH and Alkalinity; 1.4.3 The Chemical Composition of the Substrate |
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1.4.4 The VFA Profile1.4.5 Monitoring the Biogas' Flow and Composition; 1.4.6 Monitoring the ORP; 1.4.7 Monitoring the Electric Conductivity; 1.5 The Outsourced Biological Management Service: Limitations of the Traditional Techniques; 1.5.1 Conclusions; 1.6 The Automatic Titrator: Myths and Legends; Bibliography; 2. Overview of the Laboratory Methods for the Analysis of Fermentative Processes; 2.1 Basic Notions of Metrology: Accurateness and Precision or Repeatability; 2.1.1 Definitions of Accurateness and of Precision or Repeatability; 2.1.2 Error Propagation |
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2.2 Measure Methods Employed in the Biogas Industry2.2.1 Classical Volumetric and Barometric Methods; 2.2.1.1 Volumetric Methods; 2.2.1.2 Barometric Methods; 2.2.2 Automatic Measure Systems: AMPTS and BRS; 2.2.3 Reactors for Biological Tests: Which Are Better?-Big or Small Ones?; 2.2.4 The Most Frequent Errors in the Measure of Small Gas Flows; 2.2.4.1 Normalization; 2.2.4.2 Correction of the Moisture; 2.2.4.3 Elimination of Carbon Dioxide; 2.2.5 Auxiliary Physicochemical Tests; 2.2.5.1 Measure of the pH and the ORP; 2.2.5.2 Determination of the DM and VS of Biomass |
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2.2.5.3 Determination of the COD of Sludge and Liquid Substrates2.2.6 The In Situ Laboratory for the Real-Time Control of the Biological Process; Bibliography; 3. How to Perform Tests under Optimum Conditions; 3.1 Scope; 3.2 Measuring the DM and VS; 3.2.1 Measuring the DM with a Moisture Analyzer; 3.2.1.1 Confusing the "Moisture" and the "DM" Scales; 3.2.1.2 Wrong Setting of the Drying Temperature; 3.2.1.3 Wrong Installation of the Moisture Analyzer; 3.2.1.4 Measuring the DM of Silage; 3.2.1.5 Interpretation of the Scale's Technical Sheet; 3.2.2 Measurement of the DM with an Oven and a Scale |
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3.2.3 Measuring the Ash Content and VS |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351848091 |
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1351848097 |
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9781351848084 |
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1351848089 |
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