Preparing engineering students for a future in anaerobic digestion

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The civil and environmental engineering course offered by the Villanova University focuses on anaerobic digester designing for compost management. An unrestricted, real life project involving laboratory analyses and construction of a pilot digester are the main factors that has contributed towards the success of the course.

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Funds sought to evaluate thermophilic digester performance

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The thermophilic anaerobic digestion method designed by the North Carolina State University claims to have numerous crucial benefits over other treatment processes. However, the digester is yet to be operated at full-scale to evaluate the rate of pathogen elimination and production of biogas.

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Saving millions in landfilling costs

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The town of Amherst has taken significant actions to lessen solid waste quantities sent to land fills for disposal. It has adopted a range of tested and new technologies to increase source separation resulting in huge cost savings.

Facilities & equipment, Buildings and facilities, Technology application, Sanitary landfills, Fills (Earthwork), Amherst, New York

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