1. POTENTIAL OF INTEGRATING
BIOENERGY PRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
(BIOGAS PRODUCTION)
POTENCJAŁ INTEGROWANIA DZIAŁAŃ
BIOENERGETYCZNYCH I ŚRODOWISKOWYCH
(PRODUKCJA BIOGAZU)
Marcin Niewiadomski and Robert Aranowski
GDAŃSK UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY
POLITECHNIKA GDAŃSKA

2. Outline
• Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT)
• Bioenergy and renewable energy research
areas at GUT
• Biogas research example

3. Gdańsk University of Technology
• Established in 1904
• 9 faculties (technical, economy/business)
• 1,200 academic teachers
• 24,000 students

4. Outline
• Gdańsk University of Technology
• Bioenergy and renewable energy research
areas at GUT
• Biogas research example

5. Bioenergy/Renewable Energy Research
Research Area Number of Researchers
Photocatalysis 9
Photovoltaics 5
Solar Collectors 6
Biomass 10
Biogas 12
Cogeneration 12
Wind Power 10
Electronic Control Systems 7
Fuel Cells 3
Biofuel Cells 1
Community Waste 14
Energy Storage 4
Hydropower 5

6. Outline
• Gdańsk University of Technology
• Bioenergy and renewable energy research
areas at GUT
• Biogas research example

7. Biogas Research
Example topics, Department Of Chemical Technology
• Intensification of methane fermentation
• Optimisation of fermentation processes
• Biogas refinement

8. Biogas Research
Intensification of methane fermentation
Excess fermentation sediments
Cell lysis by ultrasounds

9. Biogas Research
Intensification of methane fermentation
Biogas refinement
• Mobile Experimental System – SFR/Bioreactors

10. Biogas Research
Intensification of methane fermentation
E-3 - bioreaktor badawczy, E-1 – bioreaktor referencyjny, E-11 – pompa osadu, E-10, E-15 – pompy
recyrkulacyjne, E-4, E-7 – wymienniki ciepła, I-1, I-6 – przepływomierze, I-4, I-10 – liczniki gazu, E-14, E-13, E-12, E-
16, E-17, E-18 – płuczki

11. Biogas Research
Biogas refinement – Spinning Fluids Reactor (SFR)
• Experiments in SFR (mobile
system)
• Removal of CO2, H2S, NH3

12. Thank You!