Biogasification of water hyacinth and sludge for methane production

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6007140

Chynoweth, D P; Biljetina, R; Srivastava, V J; Hayes, T D

Research is in progress to determine the technical and economic feasibility of treatment of domestic sewage using primary settling and water hyacinth ponds and conversion of the organic products of this treatment (primary sludge and hyacinth) to substitute natural gas. This paper describes the status of the conversion component of this program which is centered on anaerobic digestion of hyacinth/sludge blends to methane. The results of several experiments conducted successfully in a large-scale experimental test unit located at the hyacinth treatment facility at Walt Disney are presented. 11 refs., 5 figs., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (USA); Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6007140
• Report Number(s): CONF-8505237-2; ON: TI86900903
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Gas Association distribution/transmission conference, Boston, MA, USA, 20 May 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
METHANE
YIELDS
SEWAGE SLUDGE
BIOCONVERSION
WATER HYACINTHS
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
BIOREACTORS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
PERFORMANCE TESTING
ALKANES
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
DATA
DIGESTION
HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
PROCESSING
SEWAGE
SLUDGES
TESTING
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
090122* - Hydrocarbon Fuels- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass- (1976-1989)