Energy is an indispensable part of modern society and can serve as one of the most
important indicators of socio-economic development. Despite advancements in technology …

This review aims to provide an overview of household biogas digester implementation in
rural areas of Latin America. It considers the history of household digesters in Latin America …

Sustainable Resource Recovery and Zero Waste Approaches covers waste reduction,
biological, thermal and recycling methods of waste recovery, and their conversion into a …

The transition towards sustainable economies with improved resource efficiency is today's
challenge for all productive sectors. The dairy sector in Latin America is growing without …

Bioenergy production from agricultural crop biomass or residues is gaining interest due to
the escalating cost of fossil fuels and the need to mitigate global warming caused by …

Low-cost tubular digesters originally developed in tropical regions have been adapted to the
extreme weather conditions of the Andean Plateau (3000–4000 masl). The aim of this study …

This study was carried out in response to the growing interest on household biogas
digesters in Latin America, particularly in rural Andean communities. The aim was to …

The aim of this work was to evaluate the feasibility of treating fruit and vegetable waste from
a municipal market in a full-scale anaerobic digester with minimum implementation and …

Low-cost household digesters are a promising appropriate technology which can help
reducing the pressure on the environment due to deforestation and greenhouse gases …

A cold climate, low cost, tubular digester is monitored and temperatures from different parts
of the slurry, greenhouse, and adobe walls are presented, discussing the thermal …