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Journal
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Biogas is becoming one of the most used and profitable renewable sources. It is obtained through many different processes that frequently involve different green renewable sources. During the different steps of the process, it generates several by-products that could be reused as organic fertilizers. The aim of this work was to study the volatile fraction and determine the volatile fingerprint of 6 different organic samples involved in biogas production by the innovative Small Sensor System (S3) based on Semiconductor Metal Oxide (MOX) gas sensors. Obtained results show the volatile profile of each sample that at the same time support the sensor's device results. S3 result shows a perfect discrimination of the volatile fraction of the different studied matrices based on the different composition of their volatile set. matrix and shows how the sensors are able, in real time, to cluster and discriminate the fingerprint of these renewable sources. In the end, S3 results are very promising to enhance the traceability and the origin of the sources in the biogas industry at each specific stage of production, focusing on the possible release of off-flavors in the environment from different types of organic biomass and the reuse of their by-products supporting circular economy.
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Publication date: 
15 Oct 2022
Authors: 

Veronica Sberveglieri, Dario Genzardi, Giuseppe Greco, Estefanía Nunez-Carmona, Simone Pezzottini, Giorgio Sberveglieri

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Volume: 95 Pages: 181-186
Origin: 
Chemical Engineering Transactions