A STUDY ON THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING BIOGAS IN THE MARINE WATER ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Biogas is a renewable energy source produced through anaerobic digestion of organic compounds, particularly the livestock waste or poultry waste,... The production and application of biogas have been receiving much more attention in research and development. This paper focuses on the ability to produce and use this source of energy in the thalassic environment. The overall goal of the study is to match with the development orientation of biogas applications on the island regions of Vietnam. The results confirmed that whether dilution ratio reached 60% of seawater, corresponding with the salinity of the environment 20g/l NaCl, it is still capable of producing biogas from pig waste and this biogas produced in seawater environment is quite similar to the one produced in normal diluted environment (without seawater) in their flow and quality. Therefore, it is possible to develop all applications of biogas in Vietnam island regions, where we need to use part of seawater like diluted environment to produce biogas from animal waste or poultry waste.