Dr. Lo niee Liew, preparing phragmites for the digestion test at the OSU/ATI quaar Lab, Wooster OH. Oct 2013
LAB-SCALE (25-GALLON) EXPERIMENT RESULTS:
1) a test at quasar's OSU/ATI lab SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCED BIO-GAS FROM pHRAGMITES
THAT IS A DROP-IN REPLACEMENT FOR NATURAL GAS FROM HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.
2) SINCE DIGESTION EFFLUENT IS SPREAD ON FARM FIELDS AS A NATURAL SOIL ENHANCER, AT THE CASE UNIVERSITY FARM. WE TESTED AND FOUND PHRAGMITES PROPAGULES (SEEDS, RHIZOMES, ALL PARTS) DO NOT SURVIVE DIGESTION. OCT 2013-JAN 2014
dr. zhiwu "drew" wang (OSU/ATI), designing the phragmites propagule viability test. Oct 2013
jessica clutter RrOCESSING PHRAGMITES IN A 25-GALLON TEST DIGESTER..Oct 2013
city of mentor maintenance department, hand-feeding phragmites into wood-chipper, to prepare for digestion. oct 2013
chris bond, case WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY farm greenhouse manager and advisor to project. nov 2013
keith moran & john andes (cleveland museum of natural history) cutting phragmites for the digestion test. oct 2013
2013/14 LAB-SCALE DIGESTION TESTS:
1) SUCCESSFUL BIO-GAS FROM PHRAGMITES
2) NO REPRODUCTION AFTER DIGESTION