Biogas: current situation, generation potential in pig farms and environmental benefits in Puebla

Authors

  • José Apolonio Apolonio Venegas Venegas Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas-CONACYT-Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas. Carretera Villaflores-Ocozocoautla, km 7.5. Villaflores, Chiapas. CP. 30470
  • Sergio Ernesto Medina Cuéllar Universidad de Guanajuato-Departamento de Arte y Empresa. Carretera Salamanca-Valle de Santiago, km 3.5 + 1.8. Salamanca, Guanajuato, México. CP. 36885. 3Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Carretera México-Texcoco, km 38.5. Chapingo, Texcoco, Estado de México. CP. 56230
  • Francisco Guevara Hernández Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Carretera México-Texcoco, km 38.5. Chapingo, Texcoco, Estado de México. CP. 56230
  • José Alfredo Castellanos Suárez Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Carretera México-Texcoco, km 38.5. Chapingo, Texcoco, Estado de México. CP. 56230

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v8i4.24

Keywords:

baseline, biogas, methane, renewable energy

Abstract

Puebla is the third largest pork producer in Mexico,  several farms in that state are transforming their waste  into renewable energy by using biodigesters. The potential  for biogas generation and the reduction of carbon dioxide  equivalent (CO2e) was analyzed in 37 pig farms with  more than 500 pigs each, located in 19 municipalities of  Puebla, which showed the capacity to generate 12 669  642 m3 year-1 of biogas, with a potential to stop emitting  69 702 t CO2e. 

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2017-08-04

How to Cite

Venegas Venegas José Apolonio Apolonio, Medina Cuéllar Sergio Ernesto, Guevara Hernández Francisco, and Castellanos Suárez José Alfredo. 2017. “Biogas: Current Situation, Generation Potential in Pig Farms and Environmental Benefits in Puebla”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 8 (4). México, ME:1001-5. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v8i4.24.

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Vol. 8 No. 4 (2017)

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