Objective THE RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON TWO TOPICS: 1. EVALUATION OF ENHANCED BIOMETHANATION BY APPROPRIATE PRETREATMENTS OF THE DOMESTIC REFUSE. THE PRETREATMENT PATTERNS WILL INCLUDE: A) SHORT-TERM AEROBIC PRE-COMPOSTING IN MECHANICAL DEVICES (VERSTRAETE, RUG, GENT) B) ANAEROBIC LIQUEFACTION (NYNS, LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, UCL) 2. DESIGN OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTORS (UP TO 50 LITERS) CAPABLE OF PROCESSING PRETREATED DOMESTIC REFUSE, EITHER AT MESOPHILIC OR THERMOPHILIC TEMPERATURES, PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO 1.A. (RUG,GENT) AND TO 1.B. (UCL, LOUVAIN-LQ-NEUVE). NEW TYPESOF CONTINUOUS ANAEROBIC DIGESTORS NEED TO BE DEVELOPED WHICH ALLOW THE PROCESSING OF DOMESTIC REFUSE AT AN OPTIMUM SOLIDS CONTENT (EITHER IN THE 10-30% RANGE OR IN THE 25-35% RANGE). AN ADAPTED ANALYTCAL TOOL WILL HAVE TO BE SET UP IN ORDER TO ENSURE A PROPER PARAMETRISATION OF THE CONTINUOUS SEMI-SOLID PROCESS AS HAS BEEN DONE FOR LIAUID PROCESSES. ANAEROBIC DIGESTION IN THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS WILL BE STUDIED BECAUSE IT IS PARTICULARLY WELL SUITED FOR SEMI-SOLID SUBSTRATES (STABILITY, CELLULOSE UTILISATION, ENERGY BALANCE). Programme(s) PRE-RAWMAT 2C - Research and development programme (EEC) in the raw materials sector, 1982-1985 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GENT EU contribution No data Address SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25 9000 GENT Belgium See on map Total cost No data