digester

noun

di·gest·er | \ -ˈjes-tər

Definition of digester

1 : one that digests or makes a digest

2 : a vessel for digesting especially plant or animal materials

Examples of digester in a Sentence

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Temple University is really serious about its waste, and its installed three digesters to help break down its trash. — Tauhid Chappell, Philly.com, "Supreme Courts decision could affect Pennsylvania politics, two casinos open in Atlantic city | Morning Newsletter," 28 June 2018 At the end of this school year, Temple began leasing three digesters: one large and two small models. — Annabelle Williams, Philly.com, "Temple's food waste digesters disrupting the industry or just 'shifting the burden'?," 27 June 2018 The anaerobic digester annually converts 500 tons of animal manure and other organic waste into methane-rich gas to help power the zoo's animal hospital, leaving a nutrient-rich fertilizer as a byproduct. — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Zoo is giving away free buckets of poop," 3 Apr. 2018 Each year, a total of 16 million gallons of food waste is mixed together before it is poured into two 1.3 million gallon digester tanks. — Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Potawatomi's $20 million waste-to-energy plant violated wastewater permit with excessive discharges," 12 Apr. 2018 The digester converts 500 tons of animal manure and other organic waste each year into methane-rich gas to help power the zoo's animal hospital. — NBC News, "Zoo offering visitors buckets of 'Detroit Zoo Poo'," 5 Apr. 2018 The digester converts 500 tons of animal manure and other organic waste each year into methane-rich gas to help power the zoo’s animal hospital. — Fox News, "Detroit Zoo tempts visitors with free buckets of animal poop," 4 Apr. 2018 Buckets will be available to the first 1,000 visitors to the zoo's anaerobic digester educational display. — NBC News, "Zoo offering visitors buckets of 'Detroit Zoo Poo'," 5 Apr. 2018 Corn goes through a digester to get turned into basic hydrocarbons, which can be turned into fuels. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Lumber’s lure: Thanks to physics, viable biofuel may grow in the woods," 5 Apr. 2018

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