Anaerobic digestion impact on the adaptation to climate change in São Tomé and Príncipe

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2018

Authors

Joana F. Pesqueira (Author) Other; D. Carneiro (Author) Other; A. Justo (Author) Other; Maria José Martins (Author) Other; Manuel Fonseca Almeida (Author) FEUP; Joana Dias (Author) FEUP

Book

Title: Book of proceedings of Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities II

Pages: 277-282

ISBN: 978-1-138-19669-8

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

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Associated Projects

LEPABE - Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia

Other information

Abstract (EN): The present study evaluated a pilot scale project’s impact—“Bioenergy in São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)”, to install small anaerobic digesters—on greenhouse gases emissions. At STP, wood is a subsistence fuel source and it is imperative to develop more sustainable alternatives to it and for waste management. For this study, 3 communities were chosen: Santa Jenny, Novo Destino, and Mendes da Silva. Emissions were estimated before and after the implementation using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s methodology for national inventories, considering the categories: Energy; Agriculture, Forest, and Other Land Use; Waste. Under the established conditions and for said population and sectors, a reduction of 20% of yearly emissions is expected. The use of human waste could increase the reduction to 58%. Expansion to the remaining families of these communities could imply a 97% diminishment and to other similar communities, a 25% reduction of national emissions was predicted. © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6