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Table 4 Potential of biogas in the Northeast of Tunisia

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

Waste

Production

tons/year

Potential of biogas 106 m3

Equivalent in energy

GWh

Equivalent in Tep

Gain in USD/year

Margins

326,000

11.41

68.46

5891.57

12,322,800

Livestock slaughterhouses

7200

0.27

1.64

141.27

295,488

Poultry slaughterhouses

15,360

2.76

16.59

1427.61

2,985,984

Catering activities waste

3586

0.22

1.29

111.10

232,372.8

Liquid dropping

224,000

15.68

94.08

8096.39

16,934,400

Sludge waste water

5342

1.34

8.01

689.59

1,442,340

Green waste from markets municipal and wholesale

4400

0.26

1.58

136.32

285,120

Fruit and vegetable canneries waste

0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0

Winemaking waste

700

0.11

0.67

57.83

120,960

Manure

285,000

17.10

102.60

8829.60

18,468,000

Total

871,588

49.16

295

25,381.27

53,087,464.8