2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Confirmation of Anaerobic Digestion Process for Livestock Biomass Assisted by Magnetic Force

Research Project

Project/Area Number	18510079
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Environmental technology/Environmental materials
Research Institution	Miyagi University
Principal Investigator	YANO Toshikazu Miyagi University, School of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Professor (30404841)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	IHARA Ikko Kobe University, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Assistant Professor (50396256)
Project Period (FY)	2006 – 2007
Keywords	magnetic force / anaerobic digestion / magnetite addition / neodymium magnetite / Metnosarcina genus / livestock biomass
Research Abstract	The magnetic force assisted method for anaerobic digestion process for livestock biomass was estimated using Metnosarcina genus preferential culture solution. It is confirmed that the magnetism is obtained on the anaerobic digestion and methane bacteria by the addition of magnetite. Metnosarcina genus which is the aggregate of spherical bacteria was tangled by the magnetite. It is also confirmed that the neodymium magnetite of 350mT is able to handle the phenomena. It is suggested by the fact that the method of anaerobic digestion process for livestock biomass assisted by magnetic force from the addition of magnetite contributes the maintaining of fungus body.

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