Re: DIG-L: Re:'Understanding Anaerobic Treatment' - longish mes

["Les. Gornall" <ae198@dial.pipex.com>]

.It seems that Mr. Steiner's area of expertise is in large scale 
commercial
digesters in the United States.

Point taken  but where are these large units in the literature?


>As a side note, the operator of the AD plant that I visited yesterday is
>quite concerned about grease.  The concern is not so much that it will harm
>the process, but that it stops up the pipes that feed the digester.
>
>-brian


Feedlines without hot water flushing points can be the very devil to 
operate I agree.  With appropriate cleaning systems and a simple routine 
the result can be very encouraging.  It all comes back to detail - I am 
sure you will sort them out Brian!



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