TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR BIOMASS IN A FERMENTER FOR THE GENERATION OF BIOGAS, LARGE-SCALE FERMENTER FOR THE GENERATION OF BIOGAS FROM BIOMASS, AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A LARGE-SCALE FERMENTER

摘要

A transport device for biomass in a fermenter for the generation of biogas and a large-scale fermenter equipped therewith are provided, in which transport device or fermenter a sufficient capacity for transporting the biomass through the transport passage is ensured. This is achieved by the provision of transport cushions on the base, on the side walls and/or at the top or the cover of the transport passage. By the transport cushions being periodically filled and emptied again, the biomass is moved through the transport passage by means of a peristaltic motion.