hh.sePublications
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
The feasibility of using Fallopia japonica for biogas production
Halmstad University, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis [Artistic work]Alternative title
The feasibility of using Fallopia japonica for biogas production (English)
Abstract [en]

Greenhouse gas emissions significantly contribute to global warming, seriously threatening our ecosystem. Human civilisation is currently too dependent on fossil fuels and global energy resources that generate greenhouse gasses. A solution can be found in the sustainable development of renewable energy to reduce GHG (greenhouse gas emissions). Biogas production using various digestive materials represents an alternative to fossil fuels. Their replacement with methane gas, GHG emissions, and global warming are environmental factors encouraging the proliferation of the invasive plant species Fallopia japonica, commonly called Japanese Knotweed. This has been recognised as a significant threat to European biodiversity. Controlling this unwanted species is associated with high economic costs. A laboratory study, performed under controlled environmental conditions, was conducted on harvested stems and leaves of the Fallopia japonica plant using different digested matter (DM) to produce biogas energy. The presented study aimed to determine how different DM changed the levels of biogas produced and its methane content. Additionally, the plant material’s capability for regrowth at 37°C in a controlled environment following digestion was investigated. The results demonstrated that Fallopia japonica could be used to produce biogas with high methane concentration. However, the subsequent assessment did not demonstrate regeneration of Fallopia japonica following digestion

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 25
Series
Forskning i Halmstad, ISSN 1400-5409 ; 1400-5409
Keywords [en]
Fallopia japonica, biogas production.
National Category
Natural Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-53512OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-53512DiVA, id: diva2:1864040
Subject / course
Environmental Science
Educational program
Master's Programme in Applied Environmental Science
Presentation
2024-03-20, Högskolan i Halmstad, kristian 4:s väg 3, Halmstad, 21:35 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
Available from: 2024-06-03 Created: 2024-06-03 Last updated: 2024-06-03Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

fulltext(719 kB)103 downloads
File information
File name FULLTEXT02.pdfFile size 719 kBChecksum SHA-512
f06f8faf365188c15d2b83cc0f03ac1ce5d2a8d3668673c79116c65f449768a9a6af2dd77d745f1841bb5ae6e01ae8f5c8933656cbd3ba49c0ba347e92a9bb0e
Type fulltextMimetype application/pdf

Search in DiVA

By author/editor
Green, Irina
By organisation
School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability
Natural Sciences

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar
Total: 103 downloads
The number of downloads is the sum of all downloads of full texts. It may include eg previous versions that are now no longer available

urn-nbn

Altmetric score

urn-nbn
Total: 333 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf