title: Advances in biogas technology.
abstract: Biogas technology has been practiced for over a century and is widely used in full-scale facilities in China. However, there are still many technological and economic barriers to be overcomed in its applications. Recent advances and multi-disciplinary cooperations in microbiology, biochemistry, and engineering science are bringing new promises of a better understanding and control of the anaerobic digestion processes, and thus a renaissance of this technology. In particular, great progress in biogas technology has been achieved in China in the approach to larger-scale and more widespread applications. This chapter overviews the recent advances in biogas technology in China, evaluates the current challenges, and discusses the emerging technologies and future perspectives.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150090, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: Ai-Jie
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wen-Wei
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Han-Qing
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D001709:Biotechnology; D002681:China
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels