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IMPROVE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION THROUGH BIOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT

Award Information
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 14788
Amount: $48,837.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1991
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1235 East Fourth Ave
Olympia, WA 98506
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dennis Burke
 Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
Phone: (206) 357-9000
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

THE PROPOSED ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS IMPROVEMENT WILL PROVIDE A MEANS TO SEPARATE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA FROM THE DIGESTER SUPERNATANT AND RECYCLE THOSE BACTERIA TO THE ANAEROBIC REACTOR. THE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT WILL THUS ALLOW FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF ANAEROBIC BACTERIA WITHIN THE REACTOR. SOLIDS RETENTION TIMES ARE EXPECTED TO BE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. AS A RESULT, THE HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. THIS RESEARCH WILL INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVE METHODSOF SEPARATING ANAEROBIC BACTERIA FROM DIGESTER SUPERNATANT. THE PROPOSED ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS IMPROVEMENT WILL PROVIDE A MEANS TO SEPARATE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA FROM THE DIGESTER SUPERNATANT AND RECYCLE THOSE BACTERIA TO THE ANAEROBIC REACTOR. THE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT WILL THUS ALLOW FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF ANAEROBIC BACTERIA WITHIN THE REACTOR. SOLIDS RETENTION TIMES ARE EXPECTED TO BE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. AS A RESULT, THE HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. THIS RESEARCH WILL INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVE METHODSOF SEPARATING ANAEROBIC BACTERIA FROM DIGESTER SUPERNATANT. THE PROPOSED ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS IMPROVEMENT WILL PROVIDE A MEANS TO SEPARATE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA FROM THE DIGESTER SUPERNATANT AND RECYCLE THOSE BACTERIA TO THE ANAEROBIC REACTOR. THE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT WILL THUS ALLOW FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF ANAEROBIC BACTERIA WITHIN THE REACTOR. SOLIDS RETENTION TIMES ARE EXPECTED TO BE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. AS A RESULT, THE HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. THIS RESEARCH WILL INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVE METHODSOF SEPARATING ANAEROBIC BACTERIA FROM DIGESTER SUPERNATANT.

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