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Mathematical Models for Optimization of Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production

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Zero Waste Biorefinery

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Current energy demand compels us to develop alternative energy options that reduce environmental pollution concerns and global warming. Biogas is a sustainable energy source mainly made up of methane produced through the anaerobic digestion of organic materials. Biogas modeling may offer dynamic data on the condition of anaerobic fermentation, such as biogas yield forecasts and process optimization. Models can be classified as the comprehensive white-box models (such as the anaerobic digestion model), simplifications and abstractions of grey box anaerobic digestion models (such as optimization), and highly simplified black-box process models (such as Monod’s). Recently, machine learning has developed as a novel technique to model development that might be used to anticipate and regulate anaerobic digestion performance. Biogas modeling may be used to estimate biogas output or enhance the anaerobic digestion process by providing dynamic information on the condition of the anaerobic digestion process. Many operational factors, separately or in combination, can impact anaerobic digestion's effectiveness in terms of biogas output and quality maximization. Improvements in the existing models and the development of new models will always be welcomed for better process control, understanding and prediction.

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Ms. Venkata Naga Surya Gunasri Appala acknowledges Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar for providing financial support from the Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India.

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Appala, V.N.S.G., Pandhare, N.N., Bajpai, S. (2022). Mathematical Models for Optimization of Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production. In: Nandabalan, Y.K., Garg, V.K., Labhsetwar, N.K., Singh, A. (eds) Zero Waste Biorefinery. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8682-5_21

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