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New Zealand project eyes power from tannery waste

05/09/2014
Researchers in New Zealand are looking into harnessing methane from a tannery to use as a power source.

“We are undertaking a study of the major organic wastes produced in Christchurch. The results can then be used as an exemplar for the methane potential of wastes from other tanneries around New Zealand,” said researcher Amanda Kirk from the University of Canterbury. The team will report the results of the study next month.

The waste types being investigated are sludge pit waste, effluent screen waste, solvent degreasing sludge, wheel waste and fleshings.

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