[Bioconversion] Fw: Request up-date on India Bio-gas

[Andrew Heggie]

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 06:37:18 +0700, Robert Deutsch wrote:

>Dear All,
>
>I am thinking to help some friends in the village to build a small scale bio-gas digester.  Rice flour and sugar cane juice are possible raw materials.
>
>I would like to hear an up-date from our esteemed colleague, Dr.A.D.Karve about improvements to the simple digesters he described in his postings last year.  What is the optimum size recommended for single family?  Cow manure was mentioned as a starter inoculants, is that still considered the best starter?  Can cow manure be used as feed stock in conjunction with sugar or starch?  Is stirring necessary?
>
>Has anyone else tested the sugar/starch method?
>

Hi Robert

I'm not sure AD Karve reads other than the stoves list, I cannot check
at the moment as the mailman server is having problems.

Whilst tom Reed directed you to bioconversion the experts on anaerobic
digestion hang out on
http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/digestion

 but this site is also down at present, though the archives
http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/digestion/ are working.

AJH