Recycling Farm Biomass For Biogas Production: A Feasibility Study In Rural Lebanon | Research And Policy Memo #7

Research and Policy Memo #7 | May 2011
Recycling Farm Biomass for Biogas Production: A Feasibility Study in Rural LebanonMohamad Abiad,Isam Bashour,Ali Chalak,and Rosine Habchy
Biomass is the third largest primary energy resource in the world, after coal and oil, and has the potential to be a partial substitute for fossil fuels, stated a feasibility study conducted by the Issam Fares Institute and the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (FAFS) at the American University of Beirut (AUB).
The current levels of methane (CH4), one of the naturally occurring greenhouse gases (GHG), is increasing significantly as a result of human activities including agricultural and farming, especially animal production. With the growing global concern over climate change and greenhouse effects, many scientists are investigating the use of alternative energy sources such as recycling agricultural wastes and dairy farm manure for biogas production in an effort to control the methane gas emissions and their attendant effects.