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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2006
Applicant:
Ruihong Zhang, Davis, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ruihong Zhang, Davis, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 3/28 (2006.01); C02F 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for the generation of methane by a two phase anaerobic phase system (APS) digestion of organic substrates. Also provided is a device for practicing the methods of the invention. The APS-digester system is a space-efficient, high-rate solids digestion system. The APS-digester system consists of one or more hydrolysis reactors, a buffer tank and one biogasification reactor.