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Feasibility Study of a Central Anaerobic Digester for Ten Dairy Farms in Salem, NY

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DES_Salem_feasibility_factsheet_2005.pdf (83.05 KB)
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https://hdl.handle.net/1813/65822
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Dairy Environmental Systems
Author
Bothi, Kimberly
Aldrich, Brian
Abstract

Anaerobic digestion is a microbial process that converts organic carbon to a “biogas” composed primarily of methane and carbon dioxide. Concerns of odor control, nutrient loading, and contaminated stormwater runoff continue to mount for dairy farm operators. A growing number of larger-scale dairies are using anaerobic digestion of manure to reduce odors and produce biogas to be used as a fuel for heating and/or electricity generation. The construction of centralized digesters offers a number of advantages for some farms not able to independently construct and operate an anaerobic digestion system. In addition, digested separated manure solids can be used for a compost enterprise or perhaps as stall bedding.

Date Issued
2005-06
Keywords
Anaerobic Digestion
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Biogas
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Centralized AD
Type
fact sheet

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