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Table 3 Potential of biogas he Northwest of Tunisia

From: Qualitative and quantitative characterization of municipal solid waste and the unexploited potential of green energy in Tunisia

Waste

Equivalent in energy

GWh

Production

tons/year

Potential of biogas 106 m3

Equivalent in TOE

Gain in USD/year

Margin

74.76

356,000

12.46

6433.73

13,456,800

Livestock slaughterhouses

0.86

3750

0.14

73.58

153,900

Poultry slaughterhouses

20.28

18,780

3.38

1745.47

3,650,832

Catering activities waste

4.20

11,672

0.70

361.61

756,345.6

Liquid dropping

31.50

75,000

5.25

2710.84

5,670,000

Sludge waste water

60.71

40,472

10.12

5224.44

10,927,440

Green waste from markets municipal and wholesale

0.79

2200

0.13

68.16

142,560

Fruit and vegetable canneries waste

7.20

20,000

1.20

619.62

1,296,000

Winemaking waste

8.45

8800

1.41

727.02

1,520,640

Manure

170.28

473,000

28.38

14,654.04

30,650,400

Total

379.03

1,009,674

63.17

32,618.53

68,224,917.6