Useful UK map of anaerobic digestion plants

[Tony]

... for any of you looking for somewhere to take your crude Glycerol.

http://www.biogas-info.co.uk/index.php/ad-map.html

I didn't know that  Southampton University Science Park had one, so I've just dropped them an e-mail to ask if they want any (and if I can see the plant in action!)

Edit: Added link to the wiki page on glycerol too.

[julianf]

Have just mailed my local plant too!

Is it that the plants can handle the waste, or is it that they actually want it (ie it is beneficial to them)

I can see them wanting to charge me :  /

[Head Womble]

My work have recently brought into anaerobic digestion company, I'll ask if they will take gly in the future.

[Julian]

Good find Tony.

Keep us informed if you get a tour ... I'm sure it's something one of us could knock up on a rainy afternoon from a couple of buckets and a spare pump.

[rhind]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19592236

[julianf]

I just spoke with one of my local plants on the phone.

They would want to charge me a nominal fee, in the range of £20 for an IBC / £4 drum.

From speaking with them, the volume is of little benefit for them, and the charge was more to cover their man-hours in physically emptying the containers.  Ie they were happy to take the waste, but wanted to make a nominal charge to cover their costing.

They did, however, want it packaged properly, and we talked sodium / potassium, and came to the conclusion that it would be best for it to stack up, and for me to drive it all over on a hot day in the summer, so it could be poured out.


Anyhow, assuming glycerol out == meth in, and that, without recovery, a drum of meth processes 1000lts of bio, that adds a cost of £4 / 1000lts to the process.

Which, i think, is acceptable : )