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Digestion of Grease and Food Processing
Residuals: Overview of Current Status and Trends
in Digestion Industry
2013 MWEA Biosolids Conference, MI
March 7, 2013
Bernard Sheff, PE, Vice President Anaergia Inc.
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Section
Introduction
Why Digest Grease and Food Processing Residuals?
Food Residual Digestion at Michigan State University
Examples of Dedicated Co-digestion Projects
The Anaergia Municipal Solution “The Omnivore”
Long View: Manure and Food Residuals to Vehicle Fuel
Overview of Anaergia
Questions
Agenda
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2.0 – Why Digest Grease and Food Residuals
2013 MWEA Biosolids Conference
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Food Residuals and Grease = Energy
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� Grease on a “volatile solids” basis will generate
2.5 times more gas than typical manures or
WAS
� Food Processing Residuals can be 1.5 to 2 times
more than typical manures or WAS
� The higher solids concentration is where food
and grease residual become much more
valuable.
� Pre-consumer is obviously the easiest to
manage.
� Grease trapping residuals provides a excellent
opportunity for co-digestion as long as the
trapper is not skimming
� Digestion and Composting are NOT mutually
exclusive: the residual from digestion of food
residuals are identical to that left after
composting, fiber is conserved.
� That is, digestion first recovers the energy and
leaves the ability for composting non digestible
fiber.
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Typical Food Waste Reception
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Typical Pumped Reception
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3.0 – Helios™ CSTR Anaerobic Digestion at
Michigan State University
2013 MWEA Biosolids Conference
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Helios™ Based Food Digestion
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USASubstrate: Food Waste, Biosolids, Manure
Capacity: 16,800 TPY
Energy Output: 0.5 MWe, 1.0 MW Total
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Aerial of MSU Digester Location
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Mass Balance MSU Digester
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Construction Layout – MSU Digester
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MSU Digester
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4.0 - Dedicated Co-digestion Examples
2013 MWEA Biosolids Conference
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Unique Design Considerations for Co-Digestion
Manage inherent and seasonal
variability:
• Volume
• Volatile Solids Content
• Contamination
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Helios™ Based Co-Digestion
Szarvas, HungarySubstrates: Food Processing Waste, Grease, Biosolids, ManureCapacity: 122,000 TPYEnergy Output: 4.2 MWe, 8.4 MW Total
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Helios™ Based Food Waste Digestion
Glenfarg, ScotlandSubstrate: Food Waste
Capacity: 19,800 TPY
Energy Output: 800 kWe, 1.6 MW Total
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Helios™ Based Food Waste Co-Digestion
Kloh, GermanySubstrate: Source Separated Organics, Grease, Potatoes, Swine Manure
Capacity: 18,000 TPY
Energy Output: 1.0 MWe, 2.4 MW Total
Future Site of Facility
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Future: Source Separated Organics
Dagenham, UK (Under Construction)Substrate: Municipal Source Separated Organic Waste
Capacity: 49,000 TPY
Energy Output: 1.4 MWe, 2.8 MW Total
Future Site of Facility
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5.0 – “Omnivore” Digestion System Design
2013 MWEA Biosolids Conference
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Municipal Wastewater Treatment Offering
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Proprietary Organics Recovery & Pre-
Treatment
• Recover 95% of organics
• Separates wet & dry fractions
• Wet fraction is digested
• Dry fraction to recovery recyclables
and/or RDF
• Proven installation base
Press Extrusion - MSW
Hammer Milling - SSO
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Wet & Dry Fractions From Organics
Recovery
Wet Fraction
• Easily digested & high energy density
• 30-35% Total Solids
• 20-40% of MSW Feed
• Conveyed to slurry cleaning
Dry Fraction
• Conveyed for recyclable extraction
• 60-80 tons per ton of MSW
• 3%-5% putrescible content
• 13,000-15,000 MJ/T
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Cleaning Wet Organic Fraction using a
Dynamic Cyclone
• Two step cleaning process
• Small Plastics Removal
• Grit settling
• Protects digester performance
• Provides highest quality digestate
for compost
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Organic Wet Fraction Cleaning - Process
Step 1: Dynamic Cyclone
• Centrifugal force & vertical screen
• Removes small plastics
Step 2: Settling Tank
• Downward agitator settles glass & grit
• Bottom auger removes materials
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Proprietary Anaerobic Digestion Designs
Proprietary Anaerobic Systems
• High efficiency 2 stage digesters
• Recuperative thickening
• Hydraulic Mixing & Service Box
Benefits
• Improved heating & mixing efficiency
• Reduced footprint and piping
• Increased biogas output
• 30% more MWh/ft2
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Energy Recovery Options
CHP with IC Engines
• Renewable energy & heat generation
Fuel Cell
• Renewable energy generation
• Ultra low emissions – non combustive
Biogas Upgrading
• RNG to grid injection for wheeling
• CNG for vehicle fueling
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Energy Recovery - CHP
• Biogas used to fuel I/C Engines
• Export electricity to grid
• Generate heat for digester and
building heating
• 40% electrical efficiency
• 80% total efficiency
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Energy Recovery – Fuel Cell CHP
• Non-combustive generation
• Export electricity to grid
• Generate heat for digester and
building heating
• 47% electrical efficiency
• 90% total efficiency for CHP
• 75-90% emissions reductions over
IC engines
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Energy Recovery – CNG/RNG
• RNG injection to grid
• CNG for fleet fueling
• Potential for higher return than
electricity generation
• Take advantage of RIN’s, tax
credits and incentives
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Recovery of Recyclables
• Recover plastics, papers and
metals from waste stream
• Well established technologies
• Proven recovery rates
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Anaergia Core AD Technology
Differentiation
Triton Dual Stage Digesters
• 30% less footprint
• 30% less energy
• Lower costs for large plants
• 34 patents/filings
Hydraulic Mixers
• Designed for high solids
• Safer: no ignition source
• >30% Power Savings
• 6 patents/filings
Service Box
• No biogas release
• No process downtime
• No confined space entry
• 6 patents/filings
Substrate Handling
• Designed for high solids
• High efficiency
• Unparalled reliability
• 10 patents/filings
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Patented Recuperative Thickening Process (Omnivore)
• Increases existing digester efficiency up to 3 times
• Reduces dewatering power requirement by 30% over rotary screens
• Reduces chemical consumption by 50%
• Reduces capital cost of dewatering by 40%
• Allows for co-digestion of food waste and FOG
• Can be retrofit into existing digesters
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Exclusive Drying Technology Partnership
• Patented Holo-scru design to maximize heat transfer surface area
• Temperature control along entire process
• Self Cleaning Mechanism for uninterrupted service
• North American Made & experience with Sludge
• Reduces footprint by 50%
• Reduces Energy per tonne processed by 60% (using waste heat from CHP)
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Recovery of Recyclables - Preparation
Bag Opening
• Opens garbage bags
• Facilitates material separation
• Upstream of organics extraction press
Coarse Lamella Screen
• Diverts large items from the press
• Increases throughput of the press
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SSO Residuals Diversion - Fertilizer
• Fertilizer and Water production
from source separated organics
• Compost of digestate
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Organic Extraction from MSW
Anaergia’s Proprietary Process
Anaergia Press designed to produce
• Organic Wet Fraction - Clean organics for Bio-digestion,
• Dry Fraction - Easily Recyclable fraction as metals , Paper
Plastics, and high quality fuel (RDF)
Press capacities <15, <20, <35 tph MSW.
Heart of process is high pressure extruder press (600 bar)
MSW is squeezed in extrusion chambers with 12 mm holes
Wet organic fraction further diluted and cleaned for digestion
with Dynamic Cyclone Separator
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Pre-Treatment
Organics Extraction Process – Off Plate Food
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6.0 - Biogas Upgrading for Vehicle Fuel –
Use of biogas from Co-Digestion
2013 MWEA Biosolids Conference
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Biogas Upgrading to RNG & CNG
Fair Oaks, Indiana
Project: Biogas upgrading to CNG & RNG
Energy Output: 1,500 SCFM or 7,700 GPD of diesel equivalent
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Benefit of Anaergia Solution for Fair Oaks
• 7,700 gpd of diesel
• Fueling 55 trucks
• Wheeling & public sales
• $10,000/day cost savings
• Reduced carbon emissions
by 100% when using RNG
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Biogas Upgrading Process Overview
Biogas generation
Compression and Humidity Control
Biogas Cleaning
Fueling Stations
Biomethane Compression
Biomethane PSA/TSA Polishing
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Anaergia Provided a Fully Integrated Solution
Central Facility
Fueling Station
Secondary
Compression
Pipeline
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CNG/RNG Fueling Station
• Dual lane fueling
• Credit card operation for commercial sales
• Operation since fall of 2011 on CNG. RNG since October 2012
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Fuel Dispensed
The RDF fleet has run a total of 5,768,541 miles and offset the use
of 980,761 gallons of diesel fuel during its first year of operation.
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7.0 - Anaergia’s Capabilities
2013 MWEA Biosolids Conference
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Anaergia’s Vision: Zero Organic Waste Future
Integrated AD Solutions
Food Processing Waste
Municipal Solid Waste
Source Separated Organics
Wastewater Biosolids
Clean
Water
Organic
Fertilizer
Renewable Gas
Renewable Power
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A Global Leader from a North American Base
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Expertise Built on
Unmatched Collective Experience
• Est. 1982
• Core AD Capability
• Proprietary Technology
• Installation base
• North American DBOO Capability
• Plant Operations
• Power Purchase Agreements
• Global Engineering and Client Support
• New Technology Commercialization
• R&D Programs
Confidential – not for distribution
Proprietary Technology, Project Engineering and Operations Expertise
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Total Solution In House Capabilities
Process
Engineering
Project
Execution
Equipment
Fabrication
Operations &
Maintenance
1,600 Projects 355 MW 26 Patents 20 Years
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Overview of Anaergia’s Anaerobic Capabilities
Chopping and
Homogenizing
Chopping and
Homogenizing
Organics Pre-
treatment
Organics Pre-
treatment
Hydrolysis –
Biological and
Thermal
Hydrolysis –
Biological and
Thermal
Anaerobic Digestion
System
Anaerobic Digestion
System
Electrical & Thermal
Energy Production
Electrical & Thermal
Energy Production
Biogas Upgrading to
Vehicle Fuel or
Pipeline Injection
Biogas Upgrading to
Vehicle Fuel or
Pipeline Injection
Fertilizer ProductionFertilizer Production
Reuse & Value
Creation
Waste to Resource
Conversion
Waste Preparation &
Pre-Treatment
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Total Systems Integration Provider
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� Complete Integrated System
� Turnkey Delivery
� Performance Guarantees
� Operations & Maintenance
� Financing
� Bonding
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Anaergia’s Plant Operations Division
• Over 20 years experience
• 50 staff
• Engineers
• Operations Managers:
• Plant Operators
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Operations Services Contd...:
• Training
• Operations Troubleshooting
• Plant Start-up Assistance
• Scheduled & Unscheduled Maintenance
Operation and Maintenance Services
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8.0 Questions
In the end there must be a reason, just beyond money, to do this. It is a
simple fact that we must have clean water and energy to subsist.
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Appendix