Bioenergy Production by Anaerobic Digestion Using agricultural biomass and organic wastes

Abstract

Lignocellulosic biomass and organic wastes are the most investigated type of feedstock used for biomethane production because they are some of the most abundant resources with wide availability in most countries. It has been projected that a major part of the European renewable energy production, for example, will originate from farming and forestry and at least 25 per cent of all bioenergy in the future will originate from biogas, produced from wet organic materials such as animal manure, whole crop silages, wet food and feed wastes. In addition, while electricity and heat can be produced by a variety of renewable sources, the only alternative to fossil resources for production of liquid and gas fuels and chemicals is biomass.