PROVO — Two BYU professors are using a special bacteria to pretreat manure before it is converted into natural gas, maximizing the amount of energy made and reducing waste at the same time.
With the help of Aanderud, the two turned to a biological solution and discovered a special bacteria could do the job. "The big breakthrough here is that before, we were limited in the efficiency of these digesters and of how much energy we could get out of this waste. We've now been able to almost double that efficiency," Hansen said.Biofuel Research Journal
A cow waits to be milked at Ron Gibson's dairy farm in Ogden on Oct. 9, 2020. Two BYU professors are using a special bacteria to pretreat manure before it is converted into natural gas, maximizing the amount of energy made and reducing waste at the same time. "So it's a renewable energy source. We are taking waste and converting it into energy and we've doubled that efficiency," Hansen said.