Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!uunet!mcvax!enea!kth!draken!tut!santra!finhutc!opmvax!ecoleeb From: ecoleeb@opmvax.kpo.fi Newsgroups: bionet.technology.conversion Subject: Bioconversion for household scale Message-ID: <965@opmvax.kpo.fi> Date: 10 Dec 88 18:08:57 GMT References: <40054167.b617@june.engin.umich.edu> Organization: Tieteellisen Laskennan Palvelu Lines: 15 In article <40054167.b617@june.engin.umich.edu>, lwk@caen.engin.umich.edu (Woody Kellum) writes: > I'm an amature experimentor (or I was), and would like to know > if there is house-hold scale biomass conversion hardware available. > I would also like to know what common household wastes mixtures would > produce the most methane, perhaps including other readily available > biomass such as horse manure or sawdust. Thank you for your question, Woody! I'm sorry but I imagine that the only bioconversion systems ready for household use are composting devices (composters, composting privies etc.) that don't produce methane enough for use. Horse manure or sawdust are excellent composting media, especially together with enough water, and they could be used for producing energy e.g. in greenhouses. - Juhani Tenhunen