Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner (WRC) issued the following announcement on Dec. 10.
The Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office (WRC) has begun a pilot project to determine how well a non-traditional type of bacteria will improve the breakdown of solids in wastewater. More efficient “digestion” of these solids by bacteria can increase production of biogas, which may be used as fuel for heating and generating electricity.
The bacterial organism’s name is a mouthful: Caldicellulosiruptor bescii, or C. bescii. In a laboratory, this organism has shown that it can break down sludge, left over after conventional processes in sewage treatment plants, producing biogas.
“This project is a really innovative approach to the development of alternative fuels,” said Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash. “The use of C. bescii has the potential to produce 50 percent more biogas and to cut the leftover biosolids in half.”
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Source: Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner (WRC)
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