dry thermophilic digestion of wheat straw new economically sustainable technology for production of...
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Dry thermophilic Digestion of wheat strawNew economically sustainable technology for production of bio methane and organic fertilizer
Improve both C/N ratio and acidity of the soil Positive environmental impact on the
atmosphere Production of Bio gas / potential upgrade to bio
methane Prevent further spent of agricultural land for
production of bio fuel Production of organic fertilizer Economically sustainable technology
Achievements:
Core of the innovation Pretreatment of the wheat straw solve
the biggest issues in the digestion process:
Very strong lignin coat which blocks the enzymes and bacteria access to the cellulose
Very low content of the Nitrogen in the wheat straw
Before and after pretreatment
Is there something unique Pretreatment with the same impact are
known Economically efficient pretreatment with
the same result are not yet patented Registration of the patent are under way The first industrial implementation are
funded both by esteemed local bank and Norwegian donor organization
Heroes of the story
Potential Is there fuel suitable for both diesel and
gasoline engines? Is it possible to produce this fuel in
efficient and sustainable way? Is there enough input for production of
this fuel? Is it possible to plan the production of
this fuel? Are the co-products dangerous?
Impact of the technology Annual co-product of wheat in Bulgaria is
roughly 5 mio tons 1000 cubic meters 97 % of bio methane are
derived from 4.7 tons wheat Production of Organic fertilizer with better
environmental impact compare to chemical one Strongly support the employment and
development in agricultural area (technology is not appropriate for the economy of scale biggest running cost is linked to the transportation of both input and outputs)