A mixed plug flow anaerobic digester for dairy manure

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5985342

Cournoyer, M S; Delisle, U; Ferland, D; Chagnon, R

In 1982, a ''mixed plug-flow'' anaerobic digester has been built to produce biogas from the manure of 350 dairy cows and, subsequently, to produce electricity for on-farm use only. This paper describes the digester and presents the main results of one year of technical follow-up.

• Research Organization: Urgel Delisle et Associes, St-Charles, Quebec
• OSTI ID: 5985342
• Report Number(s): CONF-841278-
• Journal Information: ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States), Vol. 4562; Conference: Winter meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Orleans, LA, USA, 11 Dec 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
BIOREACTORS
DESIGN
MANURES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
METHANE
BIOSYNTHESIS
CLOSURES
COWS
FARMS
POWER GENERATION
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
ALKANES
ANIMALS
BIOCONVERSION
CATTLE
DIGESTION
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
HYDROCARBONS
MAMMALS
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
PROCESSING
RUMINANTS
SYNTHESIS
VERTEBRATES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
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