AD I was at the WREF conference with Ron Larson and very much enjoyed seeing Pria again.
Kind regards, Tom T R Miles Technical Consultants Inc. 503-780-8185 tmi...@trmiles.com Sent from mobile. On May 15, 2012, at 3:18 PM, Anand Karve <adka...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Mr. Short, > do you wish to convert the organic fraction into methane or carbon dioxide? > Nisargaruna is a biphasic system, in which the material is first subjected to > aerobic digestion, using water preheated by a solar water heating system. The > aerobically digested material is then introduced into an anaerobic chamber to > get methane out of it. In this process, the more easily digested fraction, > which would have normally produced methane under anaerobic conditions, gets > oxidised to carbon dioxide in the aerobic phase itself, so that only the > difficult-to-digest part goes into the anaerobic phase to yield a bit of > methane. The figures that I got from a lecture by Dr. Kale (which I attended > about 7 years ago) was that Nisargaruna yielded only about 1% methane on the > basis of the dry weight of the organic matter introduced into it. After > hearing Dr. Kale, I felt that it was too much of a bother and too much of an > expense to get such a low yield of methane. It might be more economical to > have only the aerobic phase, just oxidise the organic matter into carbon > dioxide and water, and to use the water along with the dissolved mineral > components for irrigating plants to save on fertilizer. > Yours > A.D.Karve > On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:44 AM, dav...@kingdombio.co.uk Fulford > <dav...@kingdombio.co.uk> wrote: > Dear Aiden Short and listers, > > Look at the Nisargruna system developed by BARC in Mumbai (see > www.barc.ernet.in ). There are several groups seeking to commercialise this > system in India. Dr Kale of BARC can advise you. > > Best wishes, > David F > > ******************************************************************** > Dr David Fulford CEnv MEI, 15, Brandon Ave, Woodley, Reading RG5 4PU > d.j.fulf...@btinternet.com, Tel: +44(0)118 326 9779 Mob: +44(0)7746 806401 > Kingdom Bioenergy Ltd, www.kingdombio.com, dav...@kindombio.com > Skype Identity: djfulford > > > From: "Aiden Short" <aidensh...@gmail.com> > Sent: 15 May 2012 02:09 > To: digest...@bioenergylists.org > > Subject: [Digestion] Anaerobic digestion turn key contractors in India, > preferably Delhi area > > > Hello, > > The connection to this list was provided to me by Christian Lohri of EAWAG. > > I am in the process of designing a 12 TPD Materials Recovery Facility for the > municipality of Gurgaon, an outskirt of Delhi. I am hoping of treating the > organic fraction of this waste (an estimated 6 TPD) through anaerobic > digestion. I am therefore looking for any contractor who may be able to work > on a design and implementation scheme for an anaerobic digestion plant in > Gurgaon. It would be preferable if the contractor had experience of plants of > similar size. > > I would be grateful for any assistance you may be able to provide and look > forward to hearing back from you soon > > -- > Aiden Short > Technical Adviser > Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group > C14 Second Floor > Lajpat Nagar > Delhi > India > +918445738592 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Digestion mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > digest...@bioenergylists.org > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/digestion_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more information about digestion, see > Beginner's Guide to Biogas > http://www.adelaide.edu.au/biogas/ > and the Biogas Wiki http://biogas.wikispaces.com/ > > > > > > -- > *** > Dr. A.D. Karve > Trustee & Founder President, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) > > > _______________________________________________ > Digestion mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > digest...@bioenergylists.org > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/digestion_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more information about digestion, see > Beginner's Guide to Biogas > http://www.adelaide.edu.au/biogas/ > and the Biogas Wiki http://biogas.wikispaces.com/ >
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