GärOnA
Fully Automated Fermentation Test System for Biogas Research
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Product description
Meaningful fermentation tests are essential for efficient biogas production. Through these tests, the microbiological processes and degradation characteristics of new substrates can be described and optimized. The procedures for fermentation tests are specified, among others, in the VDI Guideline 4630.
With the GärOnA system, both batch and continuous fermentation tests can now be carried out fully automatically.
The system minimizes the pressure range in the fermentation vessels, positively influencing the solubility equilibrium of methane, carbon dioxide, and other gas components in the liquid phase.
During depressurization, a biogas sample from a vessel is automatically fed to a gas chromatograph for detailed analysis. This setup enables precise tracking of methane production changes and the time course of methane formation rates.
The fully automated GärOnA laboratory system makes it exceptionally easy to conduct exact and high-content investigations of anaerobic digestion processes, providing comprehensive, high-quality data for biogas research and substrate development.
Key Features:
- Fully automated batch and continuous fermentation testing
- Developed according to VDI Guideline 4630
- Minimized vessel pressure range for improved gas solubility
- Automated biogas sampling and gas chromatograph analysis
- Measurement of methane production rates over time
- High-precision anaerobic digestion investigations
- Rich information content for biogas research and process optimization
GärOnA
Advantages
- Compact and portable lab analyzer
- Fully automated and controlled fermentation vessels
- Pressure measurement for determination of formed biogas quantity
- On a roll-off magnetic stirrer 15 measuring stations and 1 measuring cell as a reference
- Controlled depressurization via valve manifolds
- Determination of different gas components with integrated gas chromatograph (CO2, CH4, trace gases)
- Waterless incubation by an incubator unit
- Compensation of temperature and air pressure changes for accurate data evaluation
- 2000 programmable runs on the Online-GC
Software requirements
Operating system | Windows 10 or higher |
Platform | 32 Bit (x86) |
CPU | 1 Ghz |
RAM | 1 GB |
HDD / SSD | 17 GB |
GPU | DirectX 9 with WDDM 1.0 |
Available languages | German, English |
Number of connections | 1 |
Data connection | RS 232 or USB-Hub |