Coal has historically been used to supply electricity, with most burned at coal-fired power plants. Coal gasification is a newer thermo-chemical process in which the gasifier’s heat and pressure break down coal into basic chemical…
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Renewable Energy Plant Engineering
Engineers experienced in renewable energy plant engineering understand that there are unique aspects of the industry that necessitates the heavy reliance on specific industry best practices in the execution of engineering for renewable energy projects. Some…
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Microbial Fermentation
Microbial fermentation is the growth of a microorganism, usually a bacterium, yeast, or filamentous fungus in a liquid medium to transform one material into another using the microbe’s metabolism as the manufacturing process to result…
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Wastewater Plant Energy Balance
Wastewater treatment plants are significant energy consumers, with energy input being the electricity, fuel, and chemicals required for plant operation, and energy output being biogas, heat, and electricity produced by the plant. If the energy…
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Biotechnology – What is It?
In the emerging bioeconomy, the term “biotechnology” most often refers to the use of a biological process for an industrial purpose like the production of biofuels and biochemicals. There are many types of biotechnologies, including…
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Biomass Power Consultant
What is biomass power and what does a biomass power consultant do? Biomass power is carbon-neutral electricity generated from renewable organic waste that would otherwise be dumped in landfills, openly burned, or left on the…
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Sewage and Sludge Treatment
Sewage treatment is the process of removing from municipal wastewater the contaminates that come mainly from household sewage and industrial wastewater. There are several physical, chemical, and biological processes that are used to remove contaminants…
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Plastic Waste Recycling
Plastic is one of the most widely used and cheapest materials in the world today and plastic waste recycling is no longer optional. Virtually everything we use is either made from or wrapped in plastic….
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Industrial Biotechnology Experts
Industrial Biotechnology uses biotechnology for industrial processes, using microorganisms and enzymes to produce goods for industry, including chemicals, plastics, food, agricultural and pharmaceutical products, and energy carriers. It provides new ways to manufacture products while…
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Residual Treatment Experts
Residuals” refers to liquids that contain a high concentration of solids and are left over after industrial processes including wastewater treatment, drinking water treatment, mining operations, and petroleum extraction. In this context, the term “residuals”…
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