Guelph Researchers Recipe: Cook Farm Waste into Energy
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December 17, 2014 News Release
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Scientists have struggled to find uses for wet and green waste, including corn husks, tomato vines and manure. Dry farm waste, such as wood chips or sawdust, is easier to use for generating power. Often, wet farm waste materials break down before reaching their destination.
Researchers led by engineering professor Animesh Dutta, director of the Bio-Renewable Innovation Lab (BRIL) at U of G, have found a solution: pressure cooking.
Cooking farm waste yields compact, easily transportable material that will not degrade and can be used in energy-producing plants.
Dutta said the research, which is published this week in the journal
Applied Energy, shows that in a lab setting, biofuels can produce the same amount of energy as coal.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.094