Sargassum is an indicator of progressive pollution in the seas because it causes lack of light and lack of oxygenation.It arrives in the Mexican Caribbean between the months of April and September,causing a bad smell ...Sargassum is an indicator of progressive pollution in the seas because it causes lack of light and lack of oxygenation.It arrives in the Mexican Caribbean between the months of April and September,causing a bad smell that it has after its decomposition,a heavy load of heavy metals,as well as being an inconvenience for the inhabitants because it causes losses for tourism in that region.There are several ways to take advantage of these algae and one of them is to generate biomass to obtain a biofuel.The objective of this study was to determine the viability of sargassum(two varieties)as a substrate to obtain biogas in anaerobic co-digestion with sludge from a WWTP(Wastewater Treatment Plant).Two forms of drying were also applied to the two varieties of algae.It was obtained that sargassum is a good component to co-digest because it does not destabilize the process and good biogas production is achieved.展开更多
文摘Sargassum is an indicator of progressive pollution in the seas because it causes lack of light and lack of oxygenation.It arrives in the Mexican Caribbean between the months of April and September,causing a bad smell that it has after its decomposition,a heavy load of heavy metals,as well as being an inconvenience for the inhabitants because it causes losses for tourism in that region.There are several ways to take advantage of these algae and one of them is to generate biomass to obtain a biofuel.The objective of this study was to determine the viability of sargassum(two varieties)as a substrate to obtain biogas in anaerobic co-digestion with sludge from a WWTP(Wastewater Treatment Plant).Two forms of drying were also applied to the two varieties of algae.It was obtained that sargassum is a good component to co-digest because it does not destabilize the process and good biogas production is achieved.
