Kinetics And Economics Of Anaerobic Digestion Of Animal Waste
Abstract
Disposal of animal waste represents a severe environmental problem, particularly in areas such as cattle feedlots where livestock are concentrated. Animal waste can be converted to CO2 and CH4 by the autocatalytic process of anaerobic fermentation. A scheme, based upon this process, for the disposal of the waste from a large feedlot is presented. The design of this process is based on kinetic data from the literature which are fitted to a kinetic model including diffusional resistances. Sale of the CH4 provides an economic incentive for this process and a return on investment of 23 % yr-1 appears possible for a large feedlot. © 1974 D. Reidel Publishing Company.
Recommended Citation
J. L. Gaddy et al., "Kinetics And Economics Of Anaerobic Digestion Of Animal Waste," Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 161 - 169, Springer, Jun 1974.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00166627
Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1573-2932; 0049-6979
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Jun 1974
