Impact
The Bioplex project at WVSU has received regional, national and international attention. Several groups interested in regional and industrial digester technology have visited the project and incorporated our technology into their designs for future digesters. Poultry litter digesters are being constructed on farms in Louisiana and Ontario, Canada in part because of information and site tours of the West Virginia State University Bioplex Project. This Project has demonstrated the performance and stability of anaerobic digesters for such use as, soil amendments and hydroponic crop production, pathogen destruction, and biogas production.
Bioplex has also provided education, work and technical experience for 15 on campus students, 6 international students, 2 post doctoral research associates, and has created jobs for 2 research scientists and 4 staff members.