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Date From: 09 September 2015
Location: Online
Description: The first in a series of webinars organised by IChemE's Environment Special Interest Group around the broad topic of 'air'. This presentation will cover the principles of anaerobic digestion, explain the process and equipment involved, and detail the engineering aspects of an anaerobic digestion plant – with practical examples. The webinar is supported by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management; attendance is free of charge and open to all.
Event Type: Webinar
Venue: Online, 10:00-11:00 BST
The first in a series of webinars organised by IChemE's Environment Special Interest Group around the broad topic of 'air', this presentation examines anaerobic digestion. It is free of charge and open to all.
Register to attend at 10:00–11:00
BST on 9 September 2015
Topic
The webinar covers the principles of anaerobic digestion and how they are applied in different market sectors. It will explain the different parts of the process including the equipment involved and the underlying biochemistry resulting in the production of renewable energy and organic fertiliser.
Following the introduction the presentation will detail the engineering aspects of an anaerobic digestion plant highlighting the diversity of disciplines involved in a project. This will be presented with practical examples relating the objectives of each engineering task to the impact on the final product and its operation.
Speaker
Dr Amaya Arias-Garcia is a process engineer and project manager with over 15 years of experience in developing and implementing engineering solutions in the environmental sector. She currently works as technical director at Goals Project Management and Engineering Support Ltd.
Amaya has been involved in the UK waste and agricultural anaerobic digestion industry since its inception and has worked in a number of roles from consultant and project engineer to project manager. She has collaborated in the building of over 10 anaerobic digestion plants in the UK and understands the processes, the legislation and policies as well as the commercial requirements to make a project work.
Format
A one-hour online session: 40 minutes' presentation + 20 minutes' Q&A.
Duration (for CPD recording purposes): up to one hour.
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Software
The presentation will be delivered via GoToWebinar®.
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Webinar archive
This webinar is free of charge and open to all to attend, but if you wish to access the slides and a recording to replay on demand then you'll need to be a member of the Environment Special Interest Group.
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