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Anaerobic fermentation technology is one of the effective ways to produce biogas energy from biomass waste. Biomass anaerobic fermentation is the effective conversion of organic matter in biomass under the assimilation of anaerobic bacteria, and finally produces methane and part of carbon dioxide with economic value, which can be used for combustion and power generation. Biomass resources such as crops, oil crops, agricultural organic residues, forest trees, and forest industrial residues usually provide energy. This paper reviews the research achievements of biogas production by anaerobic fermentation of biomass waste resources at present, and analyzes the progress of biogas production by means of different organic wastes such as agricultural waste, urban waste, forestry waste, mixed fermentation of different wastes and adding exogenous catalyst. The use of aquatic plants such as duckweed to produce biogas is also highlighted. Based on the above analysis, the economic feasibility of using different kinds of biomass waste was evaluated. This paper provides valuable reference for the production of biogas from material waste by anaerobic fermentation.
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Zhang, Y., Lin, J., Song, T., Su, H. (2022). Anaerobic Digestion of Waste for Biogas Production. In: Abomohra, A.EF., Wang, Q., Huang, J. (eds) Waste-to-Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91570-4_6
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