Bioconversion: a new technology for waste and sludge disposal. Workshop proceedings

Conference · Sat Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5953094

Brooks, C ^[1]

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Anaerobic digestion of biomass offers a solution to the disposal of sewage sludge, municipal wastes, and other organic materials (agricultural and industrial residue, as well as terrestrial and marine energy crops) and produces a methane-rich gas. These proceedings are the result of a bioconversion workshop that was held to introduce the technology that results in bioconversion of these wastes to gas. The technology is based on bacterial decomposition of organic material into simpler compounds. The principal products of this process are methane and carbon dioxide. The workshop agenda included discussions of the anaerobic technology and presentations of operating data and economic forecasts developed at RefCoM (refuse conversion to methane), an experimental plant operating in Pompano Beach, Florida.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5953094
• Report Number(s): ANL/CNSV-TM-174; CONF-850539-; ON: DE86009668
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
090122* -- Hydrocarbon Fuels-- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass-- (1976-1989)
ABSTRACTS
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
ALKANES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
BIOCONVERSION
DIGESTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
HYDROCARBONS
LEADING ABSTRACT
MANAGEMENT
METHANE
MUNICIPAL WASTES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
PROCESSING
SEWAGE
SEWAGE SLUDGE
SLUDGES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES