Methane generation from waste materials

Samani, Zohrab A; Hanson, Adrian T; Macias-Corral, Maritza

Methane generation from waste materials

Patent · 23 March 2010

OSTI ID:1015360

Samani, Zohrab A ^[1]; Hanson, Adrian T ^[1]; Macias-Corral, Maritza ^[1]

Las Cruces, NM

An organic solid waste digester for producing methane from solid waste, the digester comprising a reactor vessel for holding solid waste, a sprinkler system for distributing water, bacteria, and nutrients over and through the solid waste, and a drainage system for capturing leachate that is then recirculated through the sprinkler system.

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Research Organization:: Arrowhead Center, Inc. (Las Cruces, NM)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Assignee:: Arrowhead Center, Inc. (Las Cruces, NM)

Patent Number(s):: 7,682,813

Application Number:: 11/373,739

OSTI ID:: 1015360

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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