Apparatus for producing methane gas by processing waste materials
US4090940A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 23, 1976 |
| Grant date | May 23, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 1996 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E50/30
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus for producing methane and other products by processing a slurry of biodegradable waste materials including two tanks containing waste material which are connected to allow fluid flow communication between slurry in each tank, each tank being airtight with respect to the ambient, one of said tanks containing a cathode and the other tank containing an anode to aid in the growth of methane producing bacteria, the tanks provided with movable hoods for collecting gas.
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