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Title: Fuel gas production from animal and agricultural residues and biomass. Quarterly coordination meeting, December 11-12, 1978, Denver, Colorado. Second Quarterly progress report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5649608· OSTI ID:5649608

The tenth quarterly coordination meeting of the methane production group of the Fuels from Biomass Systems Branch, US Department of Energy was held at Denver, Colorado, December 11-12, 1978. Progress reports were presented by the contractors and a site visit was made to the Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado. A meeting agenda, a list of attendees, and progress are presented. Report titles are: pipeline fuel gas from an environmental feedlot; operation of a 50,000 gallon anaerobic digester at the Monroe State Dairy Farm near Monroe, Washington; anaerobic fermentation of livestock and crop residues; anaerobic fermentation of agricultural residues - potential for improvement and implementation; heat treatment of organics for increasing anaerobic biodegradability; and biological conversion of biomass to methane. (DC)

Research Organization:
Dynatech R/D Co., Cambridge, MA (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
ET-78-C-02-5099
OSTI ID:
5649608
Report Number(s):
COO-5099-4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English