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Table 5 Potential of biogas in the Mideast 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

0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0

Livestock slaughterhouses

1900

0.07

0.43

37.28

77,976

Poultry slaughterhouses

3960

0.71

4.28

368.06

769,824

Catering activities waste

4015

0.24

1.45

124.39

260,172

Liquid dropping

23,500

1.65

9.87

849.40

1,776,600

Sludge waste water

11,288

2.82

16.93

1457.14

3,047,760

Green waste from markets municipal and wholesale

1500

0.09

0.54

46.47

97,200

Fruit and vegetable canneries waste

5500

0.33

1.98

170.40

356,400

Winemaking waste

240

0.04

0.23

19.83

41,472

Manure

473,000

28.38

170.28

14,654.04

30,650,400

Total

524,903

34.33

205.99

17,727.01

37,077,804