A study at Inspire has established a system to calculate the methane potency in wastes from households in two days time instead of the present 30 days.
The research was granted award for its innovation at pollutec 2009. The Inspire research zeroed in on near-infrared spectrometry as its main research theme and it is often utilized by the industry to study the mix of ingredients of an organic product.
Presently, the methane potency of a solid waste is evaluated by allowing the sample to ferment for a period of 30 days known as the BMP1 test, but the length of the period makes it inconvenient to organize it from the point of view of an industry. The new near-infrared spectrometry method forecasted the methane potency of 70 household waste samplings in two days time.
Mathieu Lesteur, a researcher at Cemagref, in association with École des Mines in Alès and INRA Labs, has utilized the findings of Inspire research for his doctoral dissertation to study the methane potency of solid waste. The research is attempting to improve the lucrativeness in operating such installations engaged in recovering energy from waste. The installations are presently having a strong growth.
The proposed system based on the research is anticipated to be beneficial to the companies that are engaged in producing energy from waste services. The new system is expected to be marketed by Ondalys ,a new company.
Source: http://www.cemagref.fr/