Development of biological coal gasification (MicGAS) process [electronic resource].

Published:: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1992.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: 18 pages : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: United States. Department of Energy and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Biomethanation of coal is a phenomenon carried out in concert by a mixed population (consortium) of at least three different groups of anaerobic bacteria and can be considered analogous to that of anaerobic digestion of municipal waste. The exception, however, is that unlike municipal waste; coal is a much complex and difficult substrate to degrade. This project was focused on studying the types of microorganisms involved in coal degradation, rates of methane production, developing a cost-effective synthetic culture medium for these microbial consortia and determining the rate of methane production in bench scale bioreactors.

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E 1.99:doe/mc/27226--93/c0108
E 1.99: conf-920951--20
conf-920951--20
doe/mc/27226--93/c0108

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Published through SciTech Connect.
11/01/1992.
"doe/mc/27226--93/c0108"
" conf-920951--20"
"DE93002616"
12. annual gasification and gas stream cleanup systems contractors review meeting,Morgantown, WV (United States),15-17 Sep 1992.
Walia, D.S.; Srivastava, K.C.; Barik, S.
ARCTECH, Inc., Chantilly, VA (United States)

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AC21-90MC27226

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