Processing the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste Using the High-solids Anaerobic Digestion/aerobic Composting Process

Download or read book Processing the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste Using the High-solids Anaerobic Digestion/aerobic Composting Process written by George Tchobanoglous and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essentially all of the biodegradable solids in the feedstock can be removed, and that biogas production levels of up to 6 liters per liter of active volume of the anaerobic reactor have been achieved. The principal advantages of this process are: (1) the recovery of biogas that can be used as a fuel for the production of energy and (2) the production of humus-like material that can be used as a high-quality soil amendment or as boiler fuel. The fact that a liquid waste stream that needs further treatments is not generated in this process is an another significant advantage. [Authors' abstract].