Desarrollo de un dispositivo de medición continua de la presión del biogás con aplicaciones en pruebas de digestión

Andrea Pérez-Vidal1, Leonardo Antonio Bermeo Varón2, Lina Mariana Rodríguez-Jiménez1,3

  • 1Faculty of Engineering, School of Natural Resources and Environmental Engineering, Universidad del Valle, 13th Street, 100-00, Cali 760032, Colombia.

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|September 2, 2025
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Resumen

Este estudio introduce un dispositivo IoT para la medición precisa de biogás en las pruebas de digestión anaeróbica, superando las inexactitudes del método manométrico manual. El nuevo sistema mejora la fiabilidad y la gestión de datos para los ensayos de potencial bioquímico de metano (BMP) y de actividad metanogénica específica (SMA).

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