Macroalgae can be a viable alternative to replace fossil fuels that have a negative impact on the environment. By mixing macroalgae with other substrates, higher quality biogas can be obtained. Such biogas is considered one of the most promising solutions for reducing climate change. In the work, new studies were conducted, during which biogas yield was investigated in a three-stage bioreactor (TSB) during the anaerobic digestion of Cladophora glomerata macroalgae with inoculants from cattle manure and sewage sludge at different organic loading rates (OLR). By choosing the optimal OLR in this way, the goal was to increase the energy potential of biomass. The research was performed at OLRs of 2.87, 4.06, and 8.13 Kg VS/m3 d. After conducting research, the highest biogas yield was determined when OLR was 2.87 Kg VS/m3 d. With this OLR, the average biogas yield was 439.0 ± 4.0 L/Kg VSadded, and the methane yield was 306.5 ± 9.2 L CH4/Kg VSadded. After increasing the OLR to 4.06 and 8.13 Kg VS/m3 d, the yield of biogas and methane decreased by 1.55 times. The higher yield was due to better decomposition of elements C, N, H, and S during the fermentation process when OLR was 2.87 Kg VS/m3 d. At different OLRs, the methane concentration remained high and varied from 68% to 80%. The highest biomass energy potential with a value of 3.05 kWh/Kg VSadded was determined when the OLR was 2.87 Kg VS/m3 d. This biomass energy potential was determined by the high yield of biogas and methane in TSB.

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Based on the combination of ISO and Lean system tools, the methodology of continuous optimization of technology and quality improvement of rolled steel has been improved. To assess the condition and determine the production level to set limits to process indices the use of colored markers was suggested. The improved flat rolling quality control methodology is based on the use of Deming cycle and includes the use of such analysis tools as Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram, Pareto principle, distribution diagrams, 3σ rules and Shewhart control charts. For the first time, differentiated corrective solutions for plate steel which is produced with different levels of process stability and quality indices are suggested. The inspection was carried out with the data from the mechanical properties of flat steel products 14 mm thick from K60 steel, produced by thermo-mechanical controlled process on a plate mill 3600. Introduction of the methodology allowed to reduce the standard deviation of yield strength, tensile strength and percentage elongation after fracture of the studied rolled products by 44%, 31% and 46%, respectively, indicating an overall increase in technology stability and quality indices and implementation of an effective tool for their preventive control.

The cogging schedules were investigated with reduction and rotation joint effect around the workpiece's longitudinal axis, making it possible to improve the shaft forgings quality indices in geometry and distribution of strength properties in cross-sections. The forging for the rollers of continuous casting machine (CCM) of 21XMoV5-7 steel was produced according to the improved process in the forging shop with the hydraulic press combined dies (the upper die is flat, the lower die is semi-round cut-out, U-shaped). The advantage of the developed shaft forging schedules is the significant plastic deformation achievement in the forging crosssection using only one combined dies set. Manufacture of the CCM roller forging according to the new process made it possible to improve by 8.9% in the average yield strength and by 11.9% in the average ultimate tensile strength. It was possible to reduce the forging the data spread for the yield strength from 33% to 17% and the data dispersion for the ultimate tensile strength from 26% to 11%. The minimal ultimate tensile strength was increased by 14.7%.