Abstract
This report summarizes the research to convert livestock manure and crop residues into methane and a high protein feed ingredient by thermophilic anaerobic fermentation. The major biological and operational factors involved in methanogenesis were discussed, and a kinetic model that describes the fermentation process was presented.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 75 |
State | Published - 1981 |
Bibliographical note
Work performed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Clay Center, NebraskaNREL Publication Number
- SERI/TR-98372-1
Other Report Number
- SERI/TR-98372-1
Keywords
- agricultural waste
- alkanes
- anaerobic conditions
- animal foods
- biomass
- cryogenic fluids
- economics
- energy sources
- fermentation
- fluids
- food
- hydrocarbons
- manures
- methane
- organic compounds
- recovery
- renewable energy sources
- solid wastes
- thermophilic conditions