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Table 6 Potential of biogas in the Midwest 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

0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0

Catering activities waste

26,404

1.58

9.51

818.02

1,710,979.2

Liquid dropping

45,000

3.15

18.90

1626.51

3,402,000

Sludge waste water

30,189

7.55

45.28

3897.03

8,151,030

Green waste from markets municipal and wholesale

1300

0.08

0.47

40.28

84,240

Fruit and vegetable canneries waste

3800

0.23

1.37

117.73

246,240

Winemaking waste

0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0

Manure

335,000

20.10

120.60

10,378.66

21,708,000

Total

443,593

32.76

196.56

16,915.50

35,380,465.2