Biogas Plant Operation: Digestate as the Valuable Product

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dc.abstract.enFertilization is an essential element in plant cultivation. Supplying the right amounts of nutrients allows plants to grow and develop. Due to the rising price of mineral fertilizers, other fertilizers and soil conditioners are growing in importance. One of these is the digestate produced in agricultural biogas plants. Due to its properties, the digestate can be used directly as a fertilizer. In this case, the effects of application can both change the soil environment and directly affect plant growth. Physical, biological, and thermal transformations can also produce products based on the digestate or its fractions, which can be successfully used for fertilizer purposes. Among other things, this paper discusses the production and use of composts, biocarbon, and/or fertilizer granules from the solid fraction of the digestate. Numerous scientific studies, including the authors’ own research in this article, indicate that digestate can be successfully used as fertilizer, both without processing and with selected methods of treatment. However, further research is needed—especially on the diversity of raw materials used for biogas production and their effects on the composition and performance of the digestate. In addition, research should continue on the processing of digestate into specific products, depending on the needs of soils and plants.
dc.affiliationWydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Inżynierii Mechanicznej
dc.affiliationWydział Rolnictwa, Ogrodnictwa i Bioinżynierii
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Inżynierii Biosystemów
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Łąkarstwa i Krajobrazu Przyrodniczego
dc.contributor.authorCzekała, Wojciech
dc.contributor.authorJasiński, Tomasz
dc.contributor.authorGrzelak, Mieczysław
dc.contributor.authorWitaszek, Kamil
dc.contributor.authorDach, Jacek
dc.date.access2026-02-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-26T07:55:53Z
dc.date.available2026-02-26T07:55:53Z
dc.date.copyright2022-11-05
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Fertilization is an essential element in plant cultivation. Supplying the right amounts of nutrients allows plants to grow and develop. Due to the rising price of mineral fertilizers, other fertilizers and soil conditioners are growing in importance. One of these is the digestate produced in agricultural biogas plants. Due to its properties, the digestate can be used directly as a fertilizer. In this case, the effects of application can both change the soil environment and directly affect plant growth. Physical, biological, and thermal transformations can also produce products based on the digestate or its fractions, which can be successfully used for fertilizer purposes. Among other things, this paper discusses the production and use of composts, biocarbon, and/or fertilizer granules from the solid fraction of the digestate. Numerous scientific studies, including the authors’ own research in this article, indicate that digestate can be successfully used as fertilizer, both without processing and with selected methods of treatment. However, further research is needed—especially on the diversity of raw materials used for biogas production and their effects on the composition and performance of the digestate. In addition, research should continue on the processing of digestate into specific products, depending on the needs of soils and plants.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number21
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dc.description.volume15
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/en15218275
dc.identifier.issn1996-1073
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/7474
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enwaste management
dc.subject.encircular economy
dc.subject.enrenewable energy
dc.subject.enbiogas plant
dc.subject.enwaste to fertilizer
dc.subtypeReviewArticle
dc.titleBiogas Plant Operation: Digestate as the Valuable Product
dc.title.volumeSpecial Issue Bioenergy Generation from Different Types of Waste by Anaerobic Digestion
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