Anaerobic digestion is a waste-to-energy conversion process that offers potential economic and environmental benefits of organic waste diversion and renewable energy generation. However, these systems are often not feasible for small-to-medium size food processors, due to the significant capital investment involved. The key objective of this study is to identify the volume and composition of dairy manure and liquid-phase food manufacturing waste streams available in New York State (NYS) to make co-digestion of multiple feedstocks in centralized anaerobic digester facilities an economically attractive alternative. Organic waste volume and property data were obtained via Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests at the county and municipal levels for each of the 62 counties in NYS. Spatial analyses of dairy confined animal feeding operations (CAFO) locations relative to food manufacturing facility locations were analyzed using Microsoft MapPoint imaging software, which identified concentrations of high strength liquid-phase waste in the upstate corridor extending between Buffalo and Albany. The results show that if anaerobically digested, dairy CAFO manure and food manufacturing waste can contribute significantly to the State’s renewable energy portfolio. A laboratory scale two-phase anaerobic digester (bioDrillTS-AD200©) can help establish the correlation between waste properties (e.g. total solids, etc.) and quantity and quality of biogas produced.
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ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2012 10th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
July 23–26, 2012
San Diego, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Advanced Energy Systems Division
- Solar Energy Division
ISBN:
978-0-7918-4481-6
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Analysis of Dairy Manure and Food Manufacturing Waste as Feedstocks for Sustainable Energy Production via Anaerobic Digestion
M. J. Rankin,
M. J. Rankin
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
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T. A. Trabold,
T. A. Trabold
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
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A. A. Williamson,
A. A. Williamson
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
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M. Augustine
M. Augustine
bioDrill Technical Solutions, LLC, Rochester, NY
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M. J. Rankin
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
T. A. Trabold
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
A. A. Williamson
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
M. Augustine
bioDrill Technical Solutions, LLC, Rochester, NY
Paper No:
ES2012-91091, pp. 759-767; 9 pages
Published Online:
July 23, 2013
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Rankin, MJ, Trabold, TA, Williamson, AA, & Augustine, M. "Analysis of Dairy Manure and Food Manufacturing Waste as Feedstocks for Sustainable Energy Production via Anaerobic Digestion." Proceedings of the ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2012 10th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Parts A and B. San Diego, California, USA. July 23–26, 2012. pp. 759-767. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2012-91091
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