Development of an advanced anaerobic digester design and a kinetic model for biogasification of water hyacinth/sludge blends
The Institute of Gas Technology (IGT) conducted a comprehensive laboratory-scale research program to develop and optimize the anaerobic digestion process for producing methane from water hyacinth and sludge blends. This study focused on digester design and operating techniques, which gave improved methane yields and production rates over those observed using conventional digesters. The final digester concept and the operating experience was utilized to design and operate a large-scale experimentla test unit (ETU) at Walt Disney World, Florida. This paper describes the novel digester design, operating techniques, and the results obtained in the laboratory. The paper also discusses a kinetic model which predicts methane yield, methane production rate, and digester effluent solids as a function of retention time. This model was successfully utilized to predict the performance of the ETU. 15 refs., 6 figs., 6 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (USA); Florida Univ., Gainesville (USA); Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6840353
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-860709-3; ON: TI87900436
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALKANES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOCONVERSION
BIOREACTORS
BIOSYNTHESIS
DESIGN
DIGESTION
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HYDROCARBONS
MANAGEMENT
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PLANTS
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT UNITS
PROCESSING
SEWAGE
SEWAGE SLUDGE
SLUDGES
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WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
WATER HYACINTHS