This volume discusses how small bioreactors can produce useful biogas and compost from
biodegradable waste. The authors identify which biodegradable wastes are optimal for small
bioreactors and how these choices can be used to increase bioreactor productivity.
Additionally readers will learn about how the amount and composition of biogas is estimated
the concentration of biodegradable waste that needs to be supplied to a bioreactor the
development of small bioreactors including the ratio of cost to the obtained benefits and the
nature of biodegradable wastes generated by both small farms and large food industry
enterprises. The beginning chapters explain what biodegradable waste is show how to predict
how much waste an enterprise will produce and elaborate the characteristics of the biogas
which is generated from biodegradable waste in small bioreactors. Then the book discusses the
types of small bioreactors and how to select the optimal bioreactor for a given case.
Bioreactor performance is analyzed on both an economical and production efficiency basis with
experimental results provided on the quantity and quality of the biogas produced. The final
chapters address how small bioreactors can be incorporated into small biogas plants and the
potential use of small bioreactors in countries with high demand for alternative energy using
the case of Lithuania. The audience for this work includes specialists in biodegradable waste
management and utilization enterprises designers and academics researchers and students
engaged in environmental engineering.
