Sciencemadness Discussion Board - Utter Poo

Utter Poo

aga - 18-9-2015 at 13:06

Board seems a bit quiet at the mo, so i thought i'd say Poo.

Some attempts have been posted regarding the recovery of useful chemicals from Pee (all failed).

Has anyone tried (successfully) to recover anything useful from Poo ?

Bilirubin for example.

blogfast25 - 18-9-2015 at 13:50

Have you read the latest part of the QM/WM seminar, young man? (insert 'serious face' emoticon)

[Edited on 18-9-2015 by blogfast25]

UC235 - 18-9-2015 at 14:04

Not human poo, but parrot shit is apparently a highly viable source of uric acid. http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=30380

ave369 - 18-9-2015 at 14:17

Bat guano, as far as I've heard, is a source of nitrates.

Little_Ghost_again - 18-9-2015 at 14:25

I have cow poo and chicken poo in a bio reactor trying to generate methane. We have a septic tank here instead on mains sewer so I am trying to work out a good way to make methane reactor

battoussai114 - 18-9-2015 at 17:32

Quote: Originally posted by Little_Ghost_again

I have cow poo and chicken poo in a bio reactor trying to generate methane. We have a septic tank here instead on mains sewer so I am trying to work out a good way to make methane reactor

These bioreactors gotta be anaerobic right?

Little_Ghost_again - 19-9-2015 at 02:17

Yep, they are like this but in a slightly different configuration. I am using 3 strung together in in series. I am trying to mimic a cows stomach so I have them at different PH.
I found it really hard to get going at first.

aga - 19-9-2015 at 09:46

Quote: Originally posted by blogfast25

Have you read the latest part of the QM/WM seminar, young man?

I was having a poo sir.

Will go and peek in on the lecture after a thorough wipe.