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Methane, Volume 3, Issue 4

December 2024 - 5 articles

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Technical–Economic Analyses of Electric Energy Generation by Biogas from Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge from an Aerobic Reactor with the Addition of Charcoal

Cornélio Ribeiro Garcia,
Michael Danilo Vargas Hincapie,
Regina Mambeli Barros,
Maxi Estefany Huamán Córdova,
Hellen Luisa de Castro e Silva,
Ivan Felipe Silva dos Santos,
Electo Eduardo Silva Lora,
Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho,
João Victor Rocha de Freitas and
Adriele Maria de Cássia Crispim
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Methane2024, 3(4), 595-616;https://doi.org/10.3390/methane3040034

2 December 2024

This study aimed to obtain the energy recovery potential of the biogas produced from anaerobic digestion (AD) of the sludge from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), including the use of biochar as an additive for substrate co-digestion and catalyst...

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11 Pages

Damage Effect and Injury Range of Shock Waves in Mine Methane Explosion

Zhenzhen Jia,
Qing Ye,
Wei Xiong and
Jialin Liu

Methane2024, 3(4), 584-594;https://doi.org/10.3390/methane3040033

14 November 2024

During the process of mining underground coal, the coal emits a large amount of methane into the mining space, which may lead to methane accumulation and exceed explosion safety limits When the methane encounters a fire source, a methane explosion ma...

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Methane Generation Potential of the Easily Degradable Group of Landfilled Municipal Solid Waste

Cíntia Minori Takeda,
Francisco Weshley Maciel-Silva,
Tânia Forster-Carneiro and
Miriam Gonçalves Miguel

Methane2024, 3(4), 569-583;https://doi.org/10.3390/methane3040032

7 November 2024

Municipal solid waste (MSW) remains in sanitary landfills for many years. To maintain a circular economy, assessing the feasibility of reinserting MSW excavated from sanitary landfills into the production chain is important. This reduces environmenta...

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How Scheduled Maintenance Affects Anaerobic Digester Supervision Through Modelling: A Practical Approach

Andrés Donoso-Bravo,
María Constanza Sadino-Riquelme,
Martín Vicencio,
Fernando Zorrilla,
Bastián Valdebenito and
Felipe Hansen

Methane2024, 3(4), 561-568;https://doi.org/10.3390/methane3040031

23 October 2024

Anaerobic digestion plays a crucial role in the transition toward a circular economy. Incorporating system supervision through mathematical modelling can enhance control and resilience. This study aims to assess the impact of scheduled digester maint...

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Rapid Screening of Methane-Reducing Compounds for Deployment in Livestock Drinking Water Using In Vitro and FTIR-ATR Analyses

Ryan J. Batley,
Alex V. Chaves,
Joel B. Johnson,
Mani Naiker,
Simon P. Quigley,
Mark G. Trotter and
Diogo F. A. Costa

Methane2024, 3(4), 533-560;https://doi.org/10.3390/methane3040030

8 October 2024

Several additives have been shown to reduce enteric methane emissions from ruminants when supplied in feed. However, utilising this method to deliver such methane-reducing compounds (MRCs) in extensive grazing systems is challenging. Use of livestock...

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