Bioconversion: a new technology for waste and sludge disposal. Workshop proceedings

Conference · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5953094

Brooks, C ^[1]

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Anaerobic digestion of biomass offers a solution to the disposal of sewage sludge, municipal wastes, and other organic materials (agricultural and industrial residue, as well as terrestrial and marine energy crops) and produces a methane-rich gas. These proceedings are the result of a bioconversion workshop that was held to introduce the technology that results in bioconversion of these wastes to gas. The technology is based on bacterial decomposition of organic material into simpler compounds. The principal products of this process are methane and carbon dioxide. The workshop agenda included discussions of the anaerobic technology and presentations of operating data and economic forecasts developed at RefCoM (refuse conversion to methane), an experimental plant operating in Pompano Beach, Florida.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5953094
• Report Number(s): ANL/CNSV-TM-174; CONF-850539-; ON: DE86009668
• Resource Relation: Conference: RefCom: a briefing for industry (RefCom is an experimental facility for anaerobic digestion of sludge and municipal waste), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, 22 May 1985; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
BIOCONVERSION
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
LEADING ABSTRACT
METHANE
SEWAGE SLUDGE
ABSTRACTS
ALKANES
DIGESTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
HYDROCARBONS
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
PROCESSING
SEWAGE
SLUDGES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
090122* - Hydrocarbon Fuels- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass- (1976-1989)