A course specially developed for those working in Anaerobic Digestion treating solid organic wastes Introduction and aims of the courseProcess Biochemistry for design and operation Assessing the value of organic waste feedstock Reactor kinetics for selecting HRT and OLR Digester size, shape, mixing and heating Calculating net energy yields and process energy balance Optimising the biogas yield Options for digestate handling and recycling Group discussion TRAINERSDr Nigel Horan: BSc, MSc, PhD, FCIWEM, C.Sci, C.Env, MIWat.Nigel is Reader in Public Health Engineering School of Civil Engineering at Leeds University and is a leading researcher in the fields of environmental engineering and microbiology He has worked on anaerobic digestion contracts to the value of £45 million and has published 8 technical papers on anaerobic digestion in the last two years.Matthew Smyth: BSc, MRes, Exec MBA, MCiwem, CSci.Matt specialises in optimising AD plants and failing digesters. Matt presents regularly at conferences on both activated sludge and anaerobic digestion. Over the past 5 years he has trained over 200 professionals in these areas.