Methane production by anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

Journal Article · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979 · Prepr. Pap. - Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6171094

Klass, D L; Ghosh, S

Water hyacinth under conventional high-rate digestion conditions exhibited higher CH4 yields and energy recovery efficiencies when grown in sewage-fed lagoons than when grown in a fresh water pond. Mesophilic digestion provided the highest recovery of feed energy in the product gas as CH4, while thermophilic digestion, when operated at sufficiently high loading rates and reduced detention times, gave the highest specific CH4 production rates. CH4 yields, volatile solids reduction, and energy recovery as CH4 from the sewage-grown water hyacinth were in the same range as those observed for other biomass substrates when digested under similar conditions.

• Research Organization: Inst Gas Tech, Chicago, IL 60616 USA
• OSTI ID: 6171094
• Journal Information: Prepr. Pap. - Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Prepr. Pap. - Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States) Vol. 25:4; ISSN ACFPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOCONVERSION
CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES
DIGESTION
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
GAS YIELDS
HYDROCARBONS
MANAGEMENT
METHANE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
PONDS
PROCESSING
SEWAGE
SURFACE WATERS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
WATER HYACINTHS
YIELDS