Biogas from organic
waste in Nepal
Behrang Alimohammadi, Constance Brouillet, Elli-Noora Tiainen, Hafsa Ahmed Munia,
Muhammad Owais.
17.5.2017
Group-18
Energy consumption in economic sectors
Residential
Transport
Industry
Commercial
(services)
Agriculture
87 %
6%
5%
1%
1%
The use of primary energy sources is distributed
Biomass
Petroleum products
Coal
Hydro Electricity
Renewables
85 %
9%
3%
2%
1%
Energy Consumption on Household Level
Rural
Urban
Bio Gas production by Anaerobic Digestion
Bio Digester
Bio Gas Composition
Component
Symbol
Percentage content of
gas
Methane
CH4
40-70
Carbon dioxide
CO2
30-60
Hydrogen
H2
1.0
Nitrogen
N2
0.5
Carbon monoxide
CO
0.1
Oxygen
O2
0.1
H2 S
0.1
Hydrogen sulphide
for what ?
+ Maintenance after
installation
Who pay?
< 160 $
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