Deploying anaerobic digesters: Current status and future possibilities

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/481517· OSTI ID:481517

Lusk, P ^[1]; Wheeler, P ^[2]; Rivard, C ^[3]

---

1. International Energy Agency, Paris (France)
2. ETSU (United Kingdom)
3. National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)

Unmanaged pollutants from putrescible farm, industrial, and municipal wastes degrade in the environment, and methane emitted from their decomposition may contribute to global climate change. Under modern environmental regulations, these wastes are becoming difficult to dispose of using traditional means. One waste management system, anaerobic digestion or AD, not only provides pollution prevention but can also convert a disposal problem into a new profit center. This report is drawn from a special session of the Second Biomass Conference of the Americas. Selected papers are indexed separately for inclusion in the Energy Science and Technology Database.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 481517
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-427-20558; ON: DE96000508; TRN: AHC29712%%58
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Jan 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
METHANE
BIOREACTORS
LEADING ABSTRACT
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC WASTES
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
BIOGAS
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
GREEN PRICING