Thermophilic biogasification of biomass

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5135842

Ghosh, S; Klass, D L; Edwards, V H; Christopher, R W

Secondary sewage effluent- and fresh-water-grown water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes), Coastal Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), and a hyacinth-grass-municipal solid waste-sludge (biomass-waste) blend were used as test feeds to develop a fast thermophilic biomass- digestion process. For the pure biomass feeds thermophilic digestion has no apparent advantage over mesophilic digestion, but the reverse is true for the biomass-waste blend. Alkaline pretreatment of the feed improved thermophilic digester performance substantially. For a given plant feed load, the reactor volume, culture-heating requirements, and CH4 production rate for thermophilic digestion of the pretreated biomass-waste feed were 18,46, and 135% of those for conventional mesophilic digestion. For a biomass-waste feed the respective volatile solids reduction and energy recovery efficiencies were 46 and 49% for thermophilic and 36 and 43% for mesophilic digestions.

• Research Organization: Inst. Gas Technol., Chicago, IL USA
• OSTI ID: 5135842
• Journal Information: Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States), Vol. 7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
METHANE
BIOSYNTHESIS
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SEWAGE SLUDGE
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THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS
ALKANES
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
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HYDROCARBONS
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SLUDGES
SYNTHESIS
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