Patents by Inventor Lothar Guenter

Lothar Guenter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20120135491
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing biogas or sewage gas by a multi-stage anaerobic reaction of biomass and/or sludge. Considering the disadvantages of the known prior art, a method is to be provided that leads to a higher yield of raw gas or biogas and a higher content of methane in the raw gas and enables an economically improved operating method. To this end, the reaction is carried out in the first fermentation stage (F1) while maintaining a TS content of 3 to 8% and a volume load of 1 to 3 kg OTS/m3 d. In the second fermentation stage (F2), a further reaction of the solid matter phase is carried out while maintaining a TS content of 8 to 40% and a volume load of over 2 kg OTS/ m3 d. In the second fermentation stage, the fermentation substrate is set to a TS content that is higher than the TS content of the first stage. In both fermentation stages, the reaction is carried out in the range from slightly acidic to neutral (pH value 6.5 to 8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: DGE Dr.-ING GUENTHER ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventor: Lothar Guenter