Anaerobic digestion of by-products of sugar beet and starch potato processing

• Published in: Biomass & bioenergy Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 620 - 627
• Main Authors: Kryvoruchko, Vitaliy, Machmüller, Andrea, Bodiroza, Vitomir, Amon, Barbara, Amon, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: anaerobic digesters; Anaerobic digestion; Applied sciences; Biogas; Biomass; By-products; Energy; Exact sciences and technology; food processing wastes; methane; methane production; Methane yield; Natural energy; plant byproducts; Potato fruit water; Potato peel pulp; potato starch; potatoes; pretreatment; protein content; silage; Solanum tuberosum; starch; steaming; sugar beet; Sugar beet pulp; Sugar beet tail; sugar content; waste utilization; Sugar beet tail; By-products; Potato peel pulp; Sugar beet pulp; Methane yield; Potato fruit water; Biogas; Anaerobic digestion; Methane; Biomass; Experimental study; Water vapor; Operating conditions; Potato starch; Production; Sugar beet; Pretreatment; Recycling; By product

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a promising option for the environmentally friendly recycling of agricultural by-products. However, overloading of the digester with sugar, starch or protein might cause inhibition of the anaerobic processes. The aim of the present project was to investigate the AD of sug...