Title: Anaerobic fermentation of livestock and crop residues. Quarterly progress report, July-September, 1979
Abstract: The overall objective of this project is to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of the anaerobic fermentation process to recover methane and high protein biomass from beef cattle and crop residues. The specific objectives of interest to the Department of Energy are: (a) to develop design criteria for optimum production of methane from anaerobic digestion of beef cattle qnd crop residue; and (b) to determine the capital and operating costs, and energy, manpower and safety requirements for anaerobic fermentation systems associated with livestock operations. This report summarizes the operation of the pilot-scale fermentor during the reporting period.