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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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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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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Sludge Treatment Expert
“Sludge” is a general term for liquids, with a high solids content, that remain after some industrial processes such as wastewater treatment, drinking water treatment, mining operations, or petroleum extraction. Although sludges are typically thought…
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Landfill Management
Landfills are facilities designed for the disposal of solid waste and landfill management to insure their safe and efficient operation is of great importance to everyone. There are many types of landfills: Municipal Solid Waste…
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Solid State Fermentation
Solid-state fermentation (SSF) is a type of fermentation process that uses solid substrates, such as agricultural by-products or waste materials, as a source of nutrients for microorganisms. It is an alternative to liquid-state fermentation (LSF),…
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