Valorización del raquis de banano mediante su codigestión anaerobia con residuos sólidos urbanos para la obtención de bioenergía

Abstract

The objective of this research was the recovery of banana rachis through anaerobic co-digestion with municipal solid residues (sediments) for the generation of bioenergy (biogas), in this way it was possible to take advantage of these agro-industrial residues (banana rachis), which is discarded in large quantities by the banana industry (not knowing its potential energy value) and transforming it into a new renewable energy source such as biogas, starting the circular bioeconomy, based on the use of waste for the production of new by-products and thus ending with the linear economy of use and disposal, which is largely responsible for environmental pollution. The raw material used was the banana rachis as lignocellulosic biomass, from the banana farm "María Esperanza" and the municipal solid waste (sediments) collected from the estuary "El Macho" located in the city of Machala, province of El Oro.