Volume reduction of solid waste by biological conversion of cellulosics

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6489552· OSTI ID:6489552

Strandberg, G. W.

It has been demonstrated that the types of cellulosic wastes generated at ORNL can be effectively degraded in an anaerboic bioreactor. The rate and extent of anaerobic microbial digestion of blotter paper, cloth, sanitary napkins, and pine sawdust in various types and sizes of bench-scale anaerobic bioreactors are described. Preliminary tests indicate that the resulting digests are amenable to incorporation into hydrofracture grouts.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 6489552
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-7653; ON: DE81024149; TRN: 81-011120
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
BATCH CULTURE
CELLULOSE
CULTURE MEDIA
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GAS YIELDS
NUTRIENTS
PAPER
QUANTITY RATIO
SOLID WASTES
WOOD WASTES
BIOCONVERSION
CARBOHYDRATES
DATA
DIGESTION
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLYSACCHARIDES
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
SACCHARIDES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
YIELDS
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