Biological Energy Production from Biomass by Wood-Feeding Termites

This research project will evaluate and analyze hydrogen and methane gas production of different subterranean termite species with their associated symbiotic microorganisms and assemble a prototype of an energy gas production system using termites in a sustainable development to produce hydrogen.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Advanced Research, Biobased Research

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $50000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  Department of Transportation
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Johnson, Shawn

• Performing Organizations:

  Mississippi State University, Mississippi State

  2 Research Boulevard
  Mississippi State, MS    39759
• Principal Investigators:

  Sun, Jian-Zhong

• Start Date: 20071101
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20081031
• Source Data: RiP Project 31359

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biomass; Hydrogen production; Methane; Sustainable development; Termites
• Subject Areas: Energy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01572217
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 4 2015 1:01AM