Key Facts:
Between 2000 and 2014, biogas generation increased at an annualized rate of 15% in Europe and Asia, but in the Americas, the growth rate was only 3.4% over the same period. (World Bioenergy Association, 2017)
Wastewater treatment currently consumes about 3% of US electrical supply, yet anaerobic treatment technology has the potential to transform wastewater treatment into a net energy producer by producing biogas or other forms of renewable energy (McCarty, Bae and Lim, 2011)
Kansas State University has just acquired a state-of-the-art anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) pilot plant, and the only university in the US to have such a research capability. This pilot plant attained 70% energy sufficiency in preliminary testing (Evans et al., 2017)
The team has received a grant to engage Kansas stakeholders on anaerobic technology
Anaerobic pre-treatment of wastewater from agro-industry plants has the potential to:
Generate biogas, a valuable renewable energy commodity
Reduce wastewater discharge costs
Reduce solid waste disposal costs
Reduce risks of wastewater fines and penalties
Recover water for plant processes
Recover nitrogen and phosphorus for agricultural use
Improve corporate sustainability profiles
Partnership Opportunities:
Find out about advanced wastewater treatment using anaerobic technology
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