Anaerobic Digestion

• ASABE paper_pump_calibrations
  
  
• A Web-based Spatial Decision Support System for Utilizing Organic Waste as Renewable Energy Resources in New York State (PhD dissertation by Jianguo Ma. Major advisor: Norman Scott. November 2005)
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• Heat Transfer Model for Plug Flow Anaerobic Digesters
  Transactions of ASAE 2005
  
  
• Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Manure: Implications for Nutrient Management Planning
  Oral paper presented at the 2005 NEBASA/SSSA Annual Meeting [Abstract]
  
  
• Preliminary Comparison of Five Anaerobic Digestion Systems on Dairy Farms in New York State
  Written for presentation at the 2004 ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting
  
  
• An Economic Comparison of Two Anaerobic Digestion Systems on Dairy Farms
  Written for presentation at the 2003 ASAE Annual International Meeting
  
  
• Comparing Odor Control Treatment Methods on New York Dairy Farms
  Written for presentation at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting
  
  
• Anaerobic Digestion and Wetland Treatment Case Study: Comparing Two Manure Odor Control Systems for Dairy Farms
  Written for presentation at the 1998 ASAE Annual International Meeting
  
  
• On-Farm Biogas Systems Information Dissemination Project: final report
  This research report describes the results of a two-year study of the anaerobic digesters at Cooperstown Holstein and the Agway Research Farm.
  
  
• Overview of Anaerobic Digestion Systems for Dairy Farms
  Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference
  
  
• Reduction of Selected Pathogens in Anaerobic Digestion
  Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference
  
  
• Evaluation of Anaerobic Digestion Options for Groups of Dairy Farms in Upstate New York. August 1998
  This publication summarizes the results of a one-year study of anaerobic digestion options in York, New York. The overall goal of the study was to determine the technical and economic feasibility of converting dairy wastes to useful products in a centralized anaerobic digestion facility that would serve the York community, an area including approximately 100 dairy farms that maintain a total of more than 30,000 animals within a 20-mile radius.
  
  
• Anaerobic Digestion in the U.S.
  This paper talks about the types of anaerobic digesters used in the United States and discusses their advantages and disadvantages. Evaluation of what type of digester is needed on a farm depends on several factors, for which a feasibility study can be conducted to design the most fitting system.
  
  

Composting

• Moisture, Density, and Porosity Changes as Dairy Manure is Biodried
  Written for presentation at the 2002 ASAE Annual International Meeting
  
  
• Computerized Control System for Static Pile Composting of Dairy Manure
  Written for presentation at the 2002 ASAE Annual International Meeting
  
  
• Comparing Odor Control Treatment Methods on New York Dairy Farms
  Written for presentation at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting
  
  
• Potential for Biodrying Manure
  Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference
  
  

Biological Treatment Lagoons

• Comparing Odor Control Treatment Methods on New York Dairy Farms
  Written for presentation at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting
  
  
• Lagoon And Wetland Treatment Of Dairy Manure
  Written for presentation at the 2000 ASAE Annual International Meeting
  
  
• Anaerobic Digestion and Wetland Treatment Case Study: Comparing Two Manure Odor Control Systems for Dairy Farms
  Written for presentation at the 1998 ASAE Annual International Meeting
  
  

Sand-Laden Dairy Manure

• Handling Sand-Laden Dairy Manure from Barn to Storage
  Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference
  
  
• Sand for Bedding Dairy Cow Stalls
  Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference
  
  
• Effective Means of Handling Sand-Laden Dairy Manure
  Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference
  
  
• Economic Analysis of Mechanical Sand-Manure Separation of Flushed Sand-Laden Dairy Manure
  Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference
  
  
• Economic Analysis for A Dairy Waste Treatment System that Employs Mechanical Separation of Bedding Sand from Scraped Sand-Laden Dairy Manure
  Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference
  
  

Solid-Liquid Separation

• Mechanical Solid-Liquid Manure Separation : Performance Evaluation on Four New York State Dairy Farms
  Written for presentation at the 2005 ASAE annual international meeting