Biodigestion: Alternative use of vegetable matter for obtaining biofuel in the province of Ocaña, Colombia

Abstract

The Catatumbo region offers a great variety of agricultural products on demand in the urban centers of the department of North Santander. Since in this locality there is no management or use for vegetable material wastes this study focused on the public market, represented by a wholesale and retail trade in agricultural products, the most representative being tomatoes and onions. This research prospects the potential for biodigesters as an alternative, based on anaerobic digestion for the production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass from vegetable species of the Catatumbo region. An assessment of possible raw materials that exist within the region was carried out, determining operating conditions and estimative production of bioethanol.