AeroThermal Group Archives - Environment+Energy Leader

Autoclaves Quadruple Gas Yield from Black Bag Municipal Waste

October 29, 2015April 4, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Pretreating black bag municipal waste in an autoclave before sending it to anaerobic digestion could increase methane generation by more than 300 percent and substantially reduce the amount of material requiring disposal, according to Aerothermal Group. The announcement comes on the back of new research carried out by Dr. Zhengjian ... Read more »

Fast Food Waste Could Power Restaurants’ Fleets

September 10, 2015September 9, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

One metric ton of waste from fast food outlets, called quick service restaurant (QSR) waste, could generate 635kWhr of renewable electricity, according to research by AeroThermal Group. Using the same system, one tonne of pure kitchen waste generated 847 kWhr. AeroThermal researched how fast food restaurant waste can be processed ... Read more »

Pre-Treating Sludge Cuts Waste, Increases Methane Generation

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Aerothermal Group has announced that pre-treating sewage sludge in an autoclave increased methane generation by 47 percent, according to report, Effect of Autoclaving on Anaerobic Biodegradation of Sewage Sludge, by Dr. Zhengjian Wang and Dr. Nigel Baily. The company says this shows that the AeroThermal hydrolysis system, efficiently produces a ... Read more »

AeroThermal, Jones Celtic BioEnergy to Develop Waste, Clean Energy Projects

June 17, 2015June 16, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

AeroThermal Group, which develops aerospace waste-to-energy projects, has partnered with Jones Celtic BioEnergy (JCBE) to develop projects in the waste and renewable energy field. Per the memorandum of understanding, AeroThermal’s autoclaves and expertise will be used in the waste treatment and biomass to energy market alongside JCBE, who in turn ... Read more »

Pretreatment Doubles Food Waste Throughput of Anaerobic Digesters

March 24, 2015March 23, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Pretreating food waste with a combination of steam and pressure, in a machine known as an autoclave, will double the throughput of an anaerobic digester and significantly reduce the amount of ammonia concentrations by denaturing proteins, according to research by AeroThermal Group. For the plant operator, this means that by ... Read more »

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