title: Micro-scale energy valorization of grape marcs in winery production plants.
abstract: The Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) of winery organic waste, with reference to two Italian red and white grapes (i.e. Nero Buono and Greco) by-products was investigated. The study was carried out to verify the possibility to reduce the production impact in a green-waste-management-chain-perspective. The possibility to efficiently utilize wine-related-by-products for energy production at a micro-scale (i.e. small-medium scale winery production plant) was also verified. Results showed as a good correlation can be established between the percentage of COD removal and the biogas production, as the winery can produce, from its waste methanization, about 7800 kW h year(-1) electrical and 8900 kW h year(-1) thermal. A critical evaluation was performed about the possibility to utilize the proposed approach to realize an optimal biomass waste management and an energetic valorization in a local-energy-production-perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials & Environment - Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fabbri
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials & Environment - Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonifazi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials & Environment - Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, Italy. Electronic address: silvia.serranti@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serranti
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D056804:Biofuels / Q000032:analysis*; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D027843:Vitis; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*; D014920:Wine
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D007220:Industrial Waste
keywords: Anaerobic digestion; BiochemicalMethanePotential (BMP); Biogas; Energy valorization; Grape marc; Winery waste