MATHEMATICAL MODELLING IN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS AND BIOGAS PRODUCTION.

Anaerobic digestion process is a microbial decomposition of organic matter into methane and carbon dioxide in the absence of oxygen. Lately, current trends in the development of methods for monitoring, modelling and control of microbial growth that characterizes the process of anaerobic digestion and biogas production, are of particular interest. In the same time with experimental research, substantial efforts have been put into the mathematical modelling of anaerobic digestion process used for biogas production. This paper presents a literature review regarding the mathematical models used in anaerobic digestion process optimization for biogas production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]