Commissioning of a biogas pilot plant: From brown grease to paper mill-generated organic wastes
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The MeadWestvaco mill in Evadale, TX, USA, in conjunction with VOW Resources LLC, has constructed and commissioned a green biogas skid-mounted pilot plant to evaluate the potential of various organic waste streams to produce high-quality biogas. It is the fourth plant in the world incorporating this technical approach to biogas production. At initial startup, the plant used cow manure as organic feedstock. To commission the plant for verifying the VOW bioaugmentation process, the transition was made to using brown grease. After the brown grease commissioning trials are completed, the plant will be transitioned to a number of paper mill-generated organic wastes to acquire the design parameters and engineering data that will aid in construction of a full-scale biogas facility.
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OpenAlex topics: Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production · Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal · Biofuel production and bioconversion
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