Journal
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
Volume 19, Issue -, Pages 704-741Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.11.056
Keywords
Anaerobic digestion; Energy; Methane; Wastewater; Global warming
Funding
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi
- Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India
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Biodegradable wastewaters contribute as much as 6% of all anthropogenic methane emissions. High-rate anaerobic digesters have the potential to treat such wastewaters efficiently as well as enable capture of methane for use as a relatively clean energy source. This paper traces the evolution of high-rate anaerobic digester technology and provides an overview of its present capabilities. It also makes out a case for an accelerated shift from energy-intensive aerobic processes to anaerobic processes which are not only more energy-efficient but enable global warming control by methane capture. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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