Abstract

The precondition for the use of Biogas in FCs is the avoidance, prevention and/or elimination respectively reduction of detrimental trace gases, which are potentially harmful for FCs.

Therefore the proposed RTD-work is two fold: A knowledge based Decision Support Tool (DST) with the capability to predict trace gases in dependence of the fermented substrates and a cost -effective Cleaning Process removing the significant trace gases must be developed.

While the first feature of the DST is to avoid trace gases from the start, the second feature will be the ability to in-situ control the AD-process towards lowest concentration of trace gases while keeping a maximum yield of CH₄. The investigation of the effects of Biogas on the different FCs will be assessed through Single Cells test.

Contacts

Coordinator

• Marianne HABERBAUER / Profactor Produktionsforschungs GMBH Energy And Environmental Technologies / AUSTRIA

Participant

• Jose Carlos RUBIO GARCIA / Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry / SPAIN
• EBV Management GMBH & CO.KG GERMANY
• Farmatic Biotech Energy AG GERMANY
• Kim PAAMAND / GASCON APS Denmark
• Marcos DIAZ PRADO / Matadero Frigorifico Del Nalon SA SPAIN
• Axel BECKER / Saria Bio-Industries GMBH GERMANY
• Seaborne Environmental Research Laboratory GERMANY
• Gunter R. SIMADER / The Austrian Energy Agency Energieverwertungsagentur
• Peter HOLUBAR / University of Agricultural Sciences-Vienna Institute of Applied Microbiology / AUSTRIA
• Jan GADUS / slovenska pol'nohospodarska universita v nitre Katera Mechaniky A Strojnictva / SLOVAKIA