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Biogas from abattoirs
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Biogas from abattoirs
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Transpaille, a plant set up in the abattoirs of Thies in Senegal, is transforming waste products into gas and compost. More than a tonne of animal intestine and gut is fermented daily in a 'digester' vat of 40m3. The decomposed waste makes fine organic fertilizer, which is then sold to the nurserymen who supply the local market gardeners. Poultry farmers and sugar refineries can also use the same technique, which has the double advantage of dealing with waste in a way that is environmentally friendly and increases agricultural yields. J-L Farinet - Agriforce c/o CIRAD/IRAT BP 50553 34032 Montpellier cedex FRANCE Transpaille, a plant set up in the abattoirs of Thies in Senegal, is transforming waste products into gas and compost. More than a tonne of animal intestine and gut is fermented daily in a 'digester' vat of 40m3. The decomposed waste makes fine... |
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1990
2014-10-08T13:16:24Z 2014-10-08T13:16:24Z |
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News Item
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CTA. 1990. Biogas from abattoirs. Spore 30. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45417 http://collections.infocollections.org/ukedu/en/d/Jcta30e/ |
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en
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Spore
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Open Access
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Spore
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