A municipal scale bioenergy facility at Folsom California
- Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
- Prison Industry Authority, Folsom, CA (United States); and others
The California Prison Industry Authority, in conjunction with the City of Folsom, is constructing a 100 ton/d municipal solid waste recovery facility to be operated using inmate labor. Through manual sorting, all useful organic and inorganic materials will be recovered. The remaining organic material will be further processed to remove hazardous and inert material. An anaerobic digestion process will be used to recover energy from the processed organic material. It is proposed that the gas generated by the digestion process be used to power a fuel cell, for the production of electricity. The digested solids will be mixed with shredded wood and aerobically composted for marketing. Major benefits expected from the Folsom Correctional Resource Recovery Facility include: (i) diversion of MSW from landfill, (ii) production of energy, (iii) production of a quality compost for sale or use, and (iv) elimination of the environmental problems associated with landfilling.
- OSTI ID:
- 135663
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9410176--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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