Estimation of potential biomass resource and biogas production from aquatic plants in Argentina
The Argentine government's Agua y Energia Electrica is planning to construct a hydroelectric power-generation facility on the middle Parana River, which is already heavily infested with aquatic weeds such as water hyacinth. These species will probably proliferate in the lakes that will be formed by the power project and perhaps seriously interfere with the facility. As a solution to this problem, Argentine biochemists propose mechanical harvesting and anaerobic fermentation of the aquatic plants to produce biogas and fertilizer. According to an evaluation of this potential resource, gross methane production could reach 37-153 billion CF (1.0-4.1 billion m/sup 3/)/yr, and the digested residue could provide 60,500-244,000 tons (54,900-221,400 metric tons)/yr of nitrogen, which represents 2-8 times Argentina's current nitrogen fertilizer demand.
- Research Organization:
- Centro de Estudios Fotosinteticos y Bioquimicos, Ullo, Agrentina
- OSTI ID:
- 5149743
- Journal Information:
- Energy Int.; (United States), Vol. 7:8
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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13 HYDRO ENERGY
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
ARGENTINA
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
FERTILIZERS
PRODUCTION
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
METHANE
BIOSYNTHESIS
WATER HYACINTHS
DAMS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
LAKES
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
ALKANES
BIOCONVERSION
CONTROL
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIGESTION
HYDROCARBONS
LATIN AMERICA
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POWER PLANTS
PROCESSING
SOUTH AMERICA
SURFACE WATERS
SYNTHESIS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
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