Development of a Temperature-Phased Anaerobic Digester for Enhanced Conversion of Solids in Animal Manure and Food Wastes to Methane

Methane production by anaerobic digestion is considered on the best methods to generate methane bioenergy, especially from livestock manures and food-processing wastes, however up to 50% of the lignocellulosic solids pass through AD undigested. The objectives of this project are: (1) Develop a temperature-phased anaerobic digester (TPAD) process with enhanced digestion of solids by increasing hydrolysis of lignocellulose in these wastes. (2) Implementation of an integrated research platform consisting of rrs gene sequencing and metagenomics to identify key microbes mediating the TPAD process. (3) Phylogenetic identification of microbes from 3 communities(thermophilic, mesophilic and control) (rrs genes - which microbes are present and which are missing). (4) Identification and characterization of genes encoding hydrolysis of cellulose and other plant polymeric materials.

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

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $99995.00
• 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:

  Ohio State University, Columbus

  410 West Tenth Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43210
• Principal Investigators:

  Yu, Zhongtang

• Start Date: 20070901
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20100831
• Source Data: RiP Project 25210

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Energy conservation; Energy conversion; Livestock; Methane; Waste products (Materials)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bioenergy; Food processing
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01572269
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 4 2015 1:02AM