Storage of methane as volatile fatty acids for intermittent fuel use

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Biotechnol. Bioeng. Symp.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6838839

Nghiem, N P; Mehta, K; Callihan, C D

A process for on-site production of methane from sweet potato canning wastes was developed. In this process methane is stored conveniently as a liquid in the form of organic acids which are produced in an acid pond. When methane is needed, the acids are pumped into a methane pond underneath a sludge blanket, where high rates of methane production begin shortly after feeding. A demonstration plant has been designed and is being constructed using the existing pond system and facilities in a sweet potato canning factory in Louisiana. The methane produced is burned on-site to generate process steam for use in the main plant. 14 references, 10 figures, 3 tables.

• Research Organization: Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge
• OSTI ID: 6838839
• Report Number(s): CONF-830567-
• Journal Information: Biotechnol. Bioeng. Symp.; (United States), Vol. 13; Conference: 5. symposium on biotechnology for fuels and chemicals, Gatlinburg, TN, USA, 10 May 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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METHANE
PRODUCTION
YAMS
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
BIOMASS CONVERSION PLANTS
BIOREACTORS
COMBUSTION
DEMONSTRATION PLANTS
DESIGN
FOOD INDUSTRY
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LOUISIANA
METHANOGENIC BACTERIA
PERFORMANCE
PILOT PLANTS
PONDS
PROCESS HEAT
STORAGE FACILITIES
ALKANES
BACTERIA
BIOCONVERSION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DIGESTION
ENERGY
FEDERAL REGION VI
FOOD
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HEAT
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRY
KINETICS
MANAGEMENT
MICROORGANISMS
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ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PROCESSING
REACTION KINETICS
SURFACE WATERS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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VEGETABLES
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