<div dir="ltr">I have the following suggestion: Biphasic digestion, in which the first phase (anaerobic) converts the water hyacinth into lactic acid. The lactic acid is then fed into the regular anaerobic digester. This would be an ideal solution for not only water hyacinth, but for all biodegradable material. One need not even segregate the feedstock, as the non-digestible matter would remain in the first phase, which can be periodically opened and cleaned.<div>Yours</div><div>A.D.Karve</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature">***<br>Dr. A.D. Karve<br><br>Chairman, Samuchit Enviro Tech Pvt Ltd (<a href="http://www.samuchit.com" target="_blank">www.samuchit.com</a>)<br><br>Trustee & Founder President, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI)<br></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 2:00 PM, Rex Zietsman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rex@whitfieldfarm.co.za" target="_blank">rex@whitfieldfarm.co.za</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Alex and other Listers<br>
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I have an article on the digestion of hyacinth that I downloaded years ago.<br>
Anyone interested in it, please email me and I will send you a copy.<br>
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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 20:17:39 -0500<br>
From: Alex Eaton <<a href="mailto:alex@sistemabiobolsa.com">alex@sistemabiobolsa.com</a>><br>
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Dear Dr. Karve,<br>
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Could you share any loading rates or retention times related to water<br>
hyacinth?<br>
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Also, currently the coast of Mexico is in the middle of a massive seaweed<br>
bloom, and it is clogging up all the beaches and ports of the coast. Has<br>
anyone ever worked with a sea weed? Obviously it would a high salt content,<br>
and I suspect some undigestable portions, but maybe the energy production<br>
could break even with efforts to clean up the area. Any thoughts or<br>
experiences?<br>
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Best,<br>
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Alex<br>
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On Oct 6, 2015 8:11 PM, "Anand Karve" <<a href="mailto:adkarve@gmail.com">adkarve@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Water bodies in several tropical countries (including India) are<br>
> invaded by a floating aquatic weed called water hyacinth. In many<br>
> cases it covers the entire water surface. Its leaves enhance the<br>
> evaporative surface of the water body and thus cause rapid depletion<br>
> of water. In most countries it is considered a menace, but it can<br>
> very easily be converted into biogas. All one needs is a biphasic<br>
> digester. in which the first phase converts the material into organic<br>
> acids, which then flow into the second phase, which is the actual<br>
> biogas digester. Water hyacinth should therefore be considered to be a<br>
useful source of clean energy and not a menace.<br>
> Yours<br>
> A.D.Karve<br>
> ***<br>
> Dr. A.D. Karve<br>
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