Biogas as a Source of Energy from Organic Waste Households using a Hindu Pilot Biodigester modified at the National University of Córdoba

Abstract

he environmental and technical management of Urban Organic Disposals focuses on the larger problem of treating them to transform a source of contamination into an energy resource.
The goal of this investigation is to develop a process of bio-remediation by micro-organisms to transform the urban organic residual biomass into a product that is compatible with the environment, with sustainable value.
A diagnostic survey was conducted among a population sample to learn about their perception over Urban Organic Disposals in the community of General Fotheringham. The degradation was performed with a pilot bio-digester modified Hindu type built at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and transferring the information obtained back to the community.
The analysis of the bio-gas composition of the indicated a 51% of methane (optimum range is 45-65%) and a molar relation CH_4/CO_2 equal to 2,89.