Fact Sheet

Anaerobic Digestion
Technology
Bringing advanced anaerobic
digestion (AD) technology to the
biowaste and biosolids industries
Designed to recycle biosolids and biowaste into methane and valuable byproducts, GE’s Monsal advanced digestion (AD) technologies use bacteria in
the absence of oxygen to break down matter to
create biogas. The biogas can be combusted or oxidized and used for heating or with a gas engine to
produce electricity and heat; it can also be compressed and used as fuel for vehicles or as a fertilizer.
GE’s advanced AD processes provide customers
with:
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Full system approach: All components of the
advanced AD process, including desludging,
mixing, heat exchanges, and pre-treatment, are
designed to work as one system to help increase
efficiency and minimize energy costs.

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Optimal energy balance to maximize system yield and performance: Creating a sys-

tem that produces the same, or more, energy
than it requires allows customers to significantly
lower operating costs and minimize waste in the
overall sludge processing stage.

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Mixing equipment that achieves >90%
active volume in sludge digesters: By cre-

ating a larger active area in the sludge digesters, the systems enable the customer to
produce the same amount of biogas within a
smaller footprint.
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Smart heat exchangers designed for
thick sludge: Special designed heat ex-

changers promote a steady state temperature
within the digester, leading to better system
control and increased yields of gas.

Anaerobic treatment opportunities will continue to
expand worldwide as municipalities and food
waste producers look to reduce the environment
impact, increase operational efficiency and drive
down costs.
Providing customers with a cost effective, relatively low maintenance way to turn food waste and
sewage sludge into electricity, GE helps companies get one step closer to energy neutrality.

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