Biogas plants are a great way to reduce environmental pollution. Why is that? Well, a biogas power plant is an anaerobic digestion system which is designed specially for the purpose of generating energy.
You must be wondering when anaerobic digestion takes place. When there is biological degradation of organic material (like manure, municipal solid waste and biodegradable waste) in the absence of air, then this is know as anaerobic digestion.
Biogas (which is primarily composed of methane and CO2) is the byproduct of anaerobic digestion. This biogas can be used very effectively for generating electricity and even used as a vehicle fuel. It can also be burned directly for lighting, cooking and heating.
One of the major reasons for the popularity of biogas production by anaerobic digestion is because it is a great way to destroy disease-causing pathogens and reducing the volume of disposed waste products.
Are you aware why the harvesting of biogas is an important part of waste management? This is because methane is a greenhouse gas which is even more harmful to the environment than carbon dioxide.
In order to become more eco-friendly many developed countries are building biogas plants. In fact the Ministry of Energy, Thailand has set a target of building 1,540, 100 MW bio-gas plants by 2011, many of them fuelled by solid waste and polluted water.
I hope more countries all over the world build anaerobic digestion systems; because it is not only good for the environment it is great for business too.
