Construction of a biodigester prototype for obtaining biogas from organic solid waste

Abstract

The intense process of urbanization that has been seen in major cities, along with technological advances have caused serious environmental problems on the planet, especially in the least developed countries as is the case of Angola. In this context, the solid wastes have become one of the main problems to be tackled by mankind, since they are inevitably produced in the activities developed in the man himself. The search for a new pattern of development based on the concept of sustainability has become the focus of production processes. Therefore, energy and the environment they are presented as being closely linked fields, both in terms of research and development, as in the implementation of technology. Anaerobic digestion systems with power generation, specifically from municipal solid waste, have emerged as an alternative capable of contributing positively to the search for a new pattern of development, since they contribute to solve irresponsible emission problems of municipal solid waste thus reducing the problems of environmental pollution. In the present work, a proposal was made for a biodigester prototype to obtain biogas from organic solid waste.