• INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

    Biogas production from alcoholic stillage

    Innovations, Vol. 14 (2026), Issue 2, pg(s) 77-79

    Biogas is produced during the process of anaerobic digestion of organic waste. It is an important element of the purpose to minimize the dependence of natural gas, as well as to contribute to less pollution of the environment. The best way to achieve such goals, is to utilize every organic waste and produce valuable product. Alcoholic industry is a large sector and produces huge amounts of alcoholic beverages. Like any other food industry, there are organic wastes during and after the production process. One such organic waste is the stillage. It is a liquid waste material, produced after distillation. Stillage contains various nutrition elements, which could be used as feeding material for biogas production. As it is a way to utilize organic waste, there is a scientific interest to research the possibility to utilize it in an anaerobic digestion bioreactor to produce biogas. For that purpose, the stillage is mixed with cattle manure. The accumulated biogas could be used for heating, auxiliary electrical power (powering CNG generators) and as an alternative fuel for vehicles.