Anaerobic Digestion
New FerMac 320 Series 2L to 18L Bioreactors from Electrolab for bench top research into anaerobic digestion systems for renewable energy.
Fermac 320
Key Features for the FerMac 320
- Available in both bacteriological and cell culture versions
- Outstanding value-for-money package
- Vessel mounted motor with unique locking system
- Intuitive measurement & control system with built-in motor drive
- Fully autoclavable vessels with baffles and cooling coil attached to top plate
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What is anaerobic digestion?
Anaerobic digestion is a proven renewable energy technology which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by capturing methane from the decomposition of organic materials, such as livestock manure and slurries, sewage sludge and food wastes. Harnessing the natural process whereby the organic matter is broken down by bacteria in the absence of oxygen in a closed vessel enables production of biogas which can be used as renewable energy source for both for heat and power. Alternatively, the carbon dioxide and other impurities can be removed to produce biomethane which can be used as a transport fuel or injected into the gas grid.
The treated liquid (or digestate) from the process can be used as a fertiliser. In certain circumstances, it may prove attractive to separate fibre from the digestate and sell as a soil conditioner and low grade fertiliser. Anaerobic Digestion can be carried out in a small scale system, for example located on a farm and operated by farmers, or serve businesses (or clusters of businesses) which generate large quantities of food waste.
Alternatively it can be carried out in large centralised systems, for example to treat municipal food waste being diverted from landfill by local authorities, or manures and slurries from several farms. Anaerobic digestion (AD) both reduces waste and produces renewable energy.
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