Perspectives of treating swine manure biodigestors in projects of carbon capture in Brazil

Autor: Fernando Mario Rodrigues Marques, Virgínia Parente, Carlos Cezar da Silva, José Aquiles Baesso Grimoni, Geslaine Frimaio
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Revista Agrogeoambiental, Vol 2, Iss 2 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1984-428X
2316-1817
DOI: 10.18406/2316-1817v2n22010272
Popis: The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects proposed in the Kyoto Protocol constitute an interesting way of protecting the environment and at the same time promoting sustainable economic development in emerging economy countries. Possible CDM projects include the treatment of swine manure using biodigestion, which would provide an opportunity for Brazil to actively participate in the carbon credits market. Brazil is currently the world’s third leading swine producer (36 million animals). This study aims to demonstrate that the treatment of swine manure using bio digestion can minimize environmental impact and also contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere by approximately 19 million tons per year, generating around US$ 78 million in carbon credits for Brazil annually.
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