Anaerobic fermentation of beef cattle manure and crop residues. Annual report, 1980

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6350346· OSTI ID:6350346

Hashimoto, A. G.; Chen, Y. R.; Varel, V. H.; Robinson, S. A.

This report summarizes research on the feasibility of fermenting manure-crop residue mixtures to methane, and on factors affecting the rate and extent of methane production. Experiments were conducted to evaluate effects of temperature, pH, substrate concentration, and alkaline pretreatment on the rate and extent of hydrolysis of manure-straw mixtures. The effects of mixing duration and vacuum fermenters on methane production rates from anaerobically fermented beef cattle wastes were also determined.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77CH00178
• OSTI ID: 6350346
• Report Number(s): SERI/TR-98372-1-T1; ON: DE81027295
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AGRICULTURAL WASTES
ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS
ALKANES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
BIOCONVERSION
BIOSYNTHESIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
DIGESTION
GAS YIELDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROLYSIS
LYSIS
MANAGEMENT
MANURES
METHANE
MIXING
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
PH VALUE
PROCESSING
SOLVOLYSIS
STRAW
SUBSTRATES
SYNTHESIS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
YIELDS