Understanding biogas generation. Technical paper

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6212035

Mattocks, R

Biogas is a by-product of the biological breakdown - under oxygen-free conditions - of organic wastes such as plants, crop residues, wood and bark residues, and human and animal manure. Biogas generators or digesters yield two products: the biogas itself, and a semi-solid by-product called effluent or sludge. Biogas systems are most popular for their ability to produce fuel from products that might otherwise be wasted-crop residues, manures, etc. The fuel is a flammable gas suitable for cooking, lighting, and fueling combustion engines. The digested waste--sludge--is a high quality ferterlizer.

• Research Organization: Volunteers in Technical Assistance, Inc., Arlington, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6212035
• Report Number(s): PB-85-248276/XAB; VITA/TP-4:06/84
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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