[Digestion] Water hyacinth

[Alex Eaton]

Dear Dr. Karve,

Could you share any loading rates or retention times related to water
hyacinth?

Also, currently the coast of Mexico is in the middle of a massive seaweed
bloom,  and it is clogging up all the beaches and ports of the coast.  Has
anyone ever worked with a sea weed? Obviously it would a high salt
content,  and I suspect some undigestable portions, but maybe the energy
production could break even with efforts to clean up the area. Any thoughts
or experiences?

Best,

Alex

On Oct 6, 2015 8:11 PM, "Anand Karve" <adkarve at gmail.com> wrote:

> Water bodies in several tropical countries (including India) are invaded
> by a floating aquatic weed called water hyacinth. In many cases it covers
> the entire water surface. Its leaves enhance the evaporative surface of the
> water body and thus cause rapid depletion of water. In most countries it is
> considered a menace, but  it can very easily be converted into biogas. All
> one needs is a biphasic digester. in which the first phase converts the
> material into organic acids, which then flow into the second phase, which
> is the actual biogas digester.  Water hyacinth should therefore be
> considered to be a useful source of clean energy and not a menace.
> Yours
> A.D.Karve
> ***
> Dr. A.D. Karve
>
> Chairman, Samuchit Enviro Tech Pvt Ltd (www.samuchit.com)
>
> Trustee & Founder President, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI)
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