- “The anaerobic fermentation process has achieved growing importance in practice in recent years.”1
- “Anaerobic fermentation is especially valuable because its end product is methane, a renewable energy source.”
Researchers from Institute of Environmental Engineering, Universitätsstraße 150, Bochum, Germany; have presented an article titled: “Microbiological fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass: current state and prospects of mathematical modeling.”
The researchers from Bochum, Germany, have also noted:
- “While the use of renewable energy sources has accelerated substantially in recent years, their potential has not yet been sufficiently exploited.”
- “This is especially true for biogas technology.”
- “Biogas is created in a multistage process in which different microorganisms use the energy stored in carbohydrates, fats, and proteins for their metabolism.”
- “In order to produce biogas, any organic substrate that is microbiologically accessible can be used.”
- “The microbiological process in itself is extremely complex and still requires substantial research in order to be fully understood.”
- “Technical facilities for the production of biogas are thus generally scaled in a purely empirical manner.”
- “The efficiency of the process, therefore, corresponds to the optimum only in the rarest cases.”
- “An optimal production of biogas, as well as a stable plant operation requires detailed knowledge of the biochemical processes in the fermenter.”
- “The use of mathematical models can help to achieve the necessary deeper understanding of the process.”
