In line with the provisions of the European Union's and Poland's
sustainable climate and energy policies, national economies should
place greater emphasis on rational energy use, higher energy efficiency
and renewable sources of energy. Biomass is one of the
major sources of renewable energy around the world. Agricultural
biomass, including food production wastes for biogas production,
plays a very important role in biogas production [1e3].
Biomass from food processing wastes constitutes suitable
feedstock for anaerobic digestion. Methane formation is a process
of recycling various organicwastes under anaerobic conditions. The
products of the digestion process are biogas, a source of energy, and
digestate, which ceases to be waste and can be used as organic
fertilizer upon the achievement of certain qualitative requirements.
Biomass fermentation can thus resolve waste management problems
and cater to increased demand for biogas as a renewable
source of energy. The use of biogas for household energy supply
reduces deforestation, soil erosion and environmental pollution
[4e7]. Biogas use can improve energy efficiency of various production
processes [8e11].