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PROCESS STABILITY AND PERFORMANCE VARIABILITY HAS BEEN A MAJOR OBSTACLE IN THE WIDESPREAD COMMERCIALIZATION OF METHANE PRODUCTION OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION.

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Agency: Department of Energy
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Agency Tracking Number: 3403
Amount: $49,984.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
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Award Year: 1986
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 DR. JOHN R. FORRO
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Abstract

PROCESS STABILITY AND PERFORMANCE VARIABILITY HAS BEEN A MAJOR OBSTACLE IN THE WIDESPREAD COMMERCIALIZATION OF METHANE PRODUCTION OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION. THIS PROCESS IS DEPENDENT THERE HAS BEEN A LACK OF ON-LINE MONITORING DEVICES WHICH ACCURATELY ASSESS THE ACTIVITY OF THIS POPULATION. THE EFFORT DESCRIBED IN THIS PROPOSAL IS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE WHETHER IN-SITU MEASUREMENT OF INTRACELLULAR NADH AND FACTOR 420 WILL PROVIDE A REAL-TIME MEANS OF MONITORING THE STATE OF ANACROBIC DIGESTER MICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND WHETHER THESE MEASUREMENTS CAN BE USED TO PREDICT PROCESS INSTABILITY OR SHIFTS IN PERFORMANCE.

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