The 18th annual
Marquette University short course on anaerobic treatment of high-strength
industrial waste will be online this year and held on three consecutive
Thursday mornings, September 10th, 17th and 24th via Microsoft
Teams. The course is designed for industry managers, operators,
consulting engineers, regulators and students. Information will be presented
regarding anaerobic microbiology and chemistry, anaerobic digestion operation
and design, sustainability, biogas utilization, and construction/start-up
guidelines. Case studies of cheese, sugar beet, recycle paper mll, industrial
pre-consumer food waste and other industrial systems will be presented.
Speakers will include Dr. Willy Verstrate (Ghent University, Belgium –
retired), Daniel Zitomer (Marquette University), Patrick McNamara (Marquette
University), Martin Tielbaard (ATProS, Inc.), Dennis Totzke (consultant)
and others. For more information, contact Dr. Daniel Zitomer (daniel.zitomer@mu.edu).
The schedule, speaker bios and registration information can be found at the
course webpage http://www.marquette.edu/ANT. A limited number
of scholarships is available to cover the registration costs ($30) for graduate
students studying anaerobic biotechnology. Regular registration for
non-students is $300. For more information on scholarships, please contact Dr.
Zitomer (daniel.zitomer@mu.edu).