Solid-phase Methane Fermentation of Solid Wastes
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Dr. Ghosh has presented a novel technique for the con version of Municipal Waste (MSW) to methane rich gas. Prior work has either permitted fermentation to proceed naturally (landfill gas extraction) or used conventional stirred reactors (DOE Ref COM facility). Proposed is to recycle leachate through a mass of solid waste to achieve volatile acids and then to convert the acids to methane in a separate fermenter. The results reported indicate that such a system is technically viable.
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