Biogas

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Biogas is a renewable gaseous fuel generated from organic materials including agricultural residues, manure, municipal waste, plant matter, sewage, wastewater, green waste, and food waste. Biogas is produced industrially via anaerobic digestion with anaerobic organisms or methanogens inside an anaerobic digester or other type of bioreactor. The gas composition is primarily methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) with small amounts of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) produced as a byproduct. Biogas is typically saturated with water vapour as a result of anaerobic micro-organisms living in water. Trace quantities of volatile organic compounds and siloxanes can also vapourize into biogas, if they are present in the biomass feedstock. Biogas is considered to be a renewable energy resource as the methane can be combusted to release energy. This energy release allows biogas to be used as a fuel. Biogas and its derivatives are used for multiple purposes including heat for cooking, electricity generation...

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