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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is developing a process for the anaerobic digestion of solid waste and sewage sludge into methane. Known as RefCOM - Refuse Conversion to Methane - the DOE experimental facility in Florida can process 100 tons of raw refuse per day with an output as high as 700,000 cubic feet of gas (CH/sub 4/ and CO/sub 2/) per day. Based on an average home gas consumption of one million cubic feet per year, a 1,000 tons-per-day plant has the potential to meet the gas needs of over 7,000 homes. The objectives of the RefCOM experiment are to: establish information on the quality and quantity of gas produced; ascertain optimum operating parameters for both mesophilic and thermophilic modes; and evaluate the reliability of the techniques.
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| Authors: |
Walter, D.K.;
Brooks, C.
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| Publication Date: | 1979 Jan 01 |
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| OSTI Identifier: | 5699303 |
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| Report Number(s): | CONF-791006-2 |
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| DOE Contract Number: | W-31-109-ENG-38 |
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| Resource Type: | Conference/Event |
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| Resource Relation: | Joint power generation conference, Charlotte, NC, USA, 7 Oct 1979 |
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| Research Org: | Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Building and Community Systems; Mittelhauser Corp., Downers Grove, IL (USA) |
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| Country of Publication: | United States |
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| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Size: Pages: 8 |
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| Specific Type: | Technical Report |
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| Subject: | 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; PILOT PLANTS; METHANE; PRODUCTION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLID WASTES; BIOCONVERSION; ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT; EVALUATION; FLORIDA; HEATING; MESOPHILIC CONDITIONS; OPERATION; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RESIDENTIAL SECTOR; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ALKANES; CRYOGENIC FLUIDS; DIGESTION; FLUIDS; FUNCTIONAL MODELS; HYDROCARBONS; MANAGEMENT; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROCESSING; SEWAGE; SOUTHEAST REGION; USA; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES |
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| Availability: | Dep.; NTIS, PC A02/MF A01. |
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| Update Date: | 2008 Feb 07 |
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