Dec

11

New Method Makes Natural Gas From Sewage and Food Grease

December 11, 2019 | Leave a Comment

North Carolina State University researchers have developed what is, to date, the most efficient means of converting sewage sludge and restaurant grease into natural gas. The team’s research paper has been published in the journal Water Research. After treating sewage, wastewater treatment plants are left with solid sludge, called biosolids. For years, utilities have treated […]

Mar

2

A Major Energy Source Re Discovered

March 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Elizabeth S. Heidrich at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom is leading a team that gives new meaning to the adage, “waste not, want not.”  These scientists are reporting via an American Chemical Society online podcast that household sewage has far more potential as an alternative energy source than previously thought. The podcast is based […]

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