Process and design considerations for the anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste

Conference · Fri Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:140327

Shrivastava, S R; Bastuk, B ^[1]

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1. Larsen Engineers, Rochester, NY (United States)

Full scale experience exists and justifies implementing anaerobic digestion for pretreatment of high strength industrial waste water and side streams. Anaerobic treatment of sludge and manure have demonstrated cost effective, environmentally sound treatment of these wastes. Recent attention has focused on the potential for anaerobically treating high solids municipal solid wastes to assist in meeting state waste reduction goals and provide a new renewable source of energy. This paper focuses on the fundamental facility design and process protocol considerations necessary for a high solids anaerobic digesting facility. The primary design and equipment considerations are being applied to a 5 to 10 ton per day demonstration anaerobic digestion facility in Bergen, New York.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• OSTI ID: 140327
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-200-5768-Vol.1; CONF-9308106-Vol.1; ON: DE93010050; TRN: 93:003926-0058
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1. biomass conference of the Americas: energy, environment, agriculture, and industry, Burlington, VT (United States), 30 Aug - 2 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]; Related Information: Is Part Of First Biomass Conference of the Americas: Energy, environment, agriculture, and industry; Proceedings, Volume 1; PB: 796 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
SOLID WASTES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
MUNICIPAL WASTES
ENERGY RECOVERY
RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES
DESIGN
DEMONSTRATION PLANTS
BIOMASS
WASTE WATER
NEW YORK
WASTE MANAGEMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
REFUSE DERIVED FUELS