The Center for Profitable Use of Agricultural Byproducts was established to commercialize technologies utilizing agricultural production and processing byproducts. Waste materials of little or no value are transformed into energy and other salable items using technology developed at the center.

The USU technology has two basic components: 1) an induced sludge bed anaerobic reactor that can produce energy (biogas) and soil amendment from manure and food processing waste, and 2) a high rate aerobic (drum composter based) bioreactor that make the system more cost effective, and the products produced by the process more valuable. The scalable, modular system is reliable and easily managed.

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Highlights

• At least three operational plants in Utah producing
  electricity.
• One of these generates enough
  electricity to power its own farm and put $1,000 worth of electricity back into the grid monthly.
• One issued and one pending patent.
• A new Utah company, Andigen, has been formed to build the anaerobic systems.

Spin Out Companies

• Andigen

Benefiting Companies

• Inrepid (ITR) - Idaho
• Agrimass – California
• HHE

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