Award Date

5-2006

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

Department

Environmental Science

Advisor 1

Helen Neill, Ph. D., Associate Professor, Environmental Studies

Advisor 2

Timothy Farnham, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies

Number of Pages

10

Abstract

Anaerobic digestion is a highly efficient process, trapping the methane gas from cow manure and processing it into energy. The steep initial capital costs make anaerobic digesters short-term liabilities, but the long-term benefits far outweigh the long-term costs. An anaerobic digester unit will begin to show a profit after approximately five years of operation. During the lifetime of the unit, estimated at 15 years, the digester will have produced about $ 1,000,000 in profits for the dairy farm, while also providing invaluable benefits to society as a whole.

Keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Animal waste recycling; Dairy farms; Farm manure in methane production economic aspects; Methane recycling; United States

Disciplines

Dairy Science | Environmental Sciences | Natural Resources and Conservation | Oil, Gas, and Energy

File Format

pdf

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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