South Africa Conference & Workshop
Protea Hotel, Wonderes, Illovo, Johannesburg 28 - 30 Janurary 2010
Presenter Biographies
DR. GEORGE TIVCHEV
CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr George N Tivchev, Ph.D.
Born 21 October 1948, Sofia, Bulgaria
| 1973 | M.Sc. - General and Industrial Microbiology |
| Ph.D | Environmental Biotechnology |
| 1996 | Diploma in Project Management |
| 1992 - 1993 | Researcher- International Centre for Waste Technology – Africa, South Africa |
| 1994 - 2003 | Associate Professor, DUT, South Africa |
| 2004 - 2005 | Executive Portfolio Manager – Bioprocessing Biotechnology Innovation Centre, South Africa |
| 2006 – 2008 | Acting Head of Discipline - Microbiology, University of KZ Natal - PMB, South Africa |
| 2009 | current Director , Methane Consulting CC |
The Ph.D. topic - Modelling and optimization of biogas production from cattle manure.
I have 25 years in Anaerobic Digestion research, industrial application and consulting.
For the last 10 years, as an academic, I have collaborated with Talbot &Talbot, one of the leading South African Industrial Environmental Management company involved in several local and international AD projects.
From the beginning of 2009, Methane Consulting cc, (trading as Farm Biogas cc), have been involved in a number if Anaerobic Digestion related projects in collaboration with Trade plus Aid , Biogas SA, Green Earth Consulting Services and individual farmers.
I have 25 years in Anaerobic Digestion research, industrial application and consulting.
For the last 10 years, as an academic, I have collaborated with Talbot &Talbot, one of the leading South African Industrial Environmental Management company involved in several local and international AD projects.
From the beginning of 2009, Methane Consulting cc, (trading as Farm Biogas cc), have been involved in a number if Anaerobic Digestion related projects in collaboration with Trade plus Aid , Biogas SA, Green Earth Consulting Services and individual farmers.
DESCRIPTION OF PRESENTATION
Topic
Anaerobic digestion - not just biogas production.
Brief Description
The presentation will have two focal areas:
A. The process
- What is Anaerobic Digestion?
- What are the benefits?
- Substrates for AD
- Questions and answers that may help you to decide on AD application
- Types of digestion processes
- Process control parameters
- Final products and use
B. Methane Consulting
How AD application started in South Africa
Collaboration in the field of AD