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El biodigestor anaerobio utilizado en este estudio, se diseñó para tratar agua residual doméstica en un sanitario de prueba, y se caracteriza por ser de: flujo continuo, baja carga orgánica y tener cuatro etapas de proceso. La importancia del prototipo estudiado radicó en las condiciones reales en que se probó. La primera etapa consistió en la selección del sitio, construcción del prototipo en ferrocemento con capacidad de 1m³, impermeabilización y carga. En esta etapa se inoculó el reactor con materia orgánica procedente de las descargas del sanitario, durante el periodo de agosto a diciembre de 2011. La evaluación de este periodo consistió en la medición de parámetros de campo: pH, conductividad eléctrica, sólidos sedimentables, temperatura del influente - efluente y oxígeno disuelto del sistema que permitieron verificar el comportamiento del proceso del digestor durante la fase de arranque. Los resultados obtenidos para estas determinaciones a la entrada y salida del biodigestor respectivamente son los siguientes: pH (8.03; 8.43), conductividad eléctrica (1510.83 µS/cm; 1207.00 µS/cm), temperatura del proceso (19.2°C; 20.1°C), sólidos sedimentables (144.5mL/L; 0.02mL/L), oxígeno disuelto (4.5992 mg/L; 0.1924 mg/L) estos datos proporcionaron un punto de partida para el tratamiento de aguas residuales de tipo doméstica.
The anaerobic biodigester analyzed in the present study was designed for the treatment of domestic wastewater in a test restroom, characterized by its continuous flow, low organic load and a four-stage processing system. The value of the prototype under research consists in the real daily conditions under which it was tested. The first stage consisted of the site selection, and the manufacture of a waterproof iron reinforced cement prototype, with a 1m³ loading capacity. At this stage, during the period from august to december 2011, the reactor was inoculated with organic matter originating from the aforementioned restroom discharges. The evaluation of this stage consisted in taking measurements of the following field parameters: pH, electrical conductivity, sedimentable solids, and inflow and outflow temperature along the system. These records substantiated the behaviour of the processes within the digester during the starting phase. The results obtained through these determinations at both the biodigester entry and exit points are respectively: pH (8.03; 8.43), electrical conductivity (1510.83 µS/cm; 1207.00 µS/cm), inflow and outflow temperatures (19.2°C; 20.1°C), sedimentable solids (144.5mL/L; 0.02mL/L) and dissolved oxygen (4.5992 mg/L; 0.1924 g/L). These data provided a starting point for the treatment of domestic wastewater.
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Este trabalho tem como objetivo identificar a quantidade de gases causadores de efeito estufa emitidos anualmente pela bovinocultura no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. A partir dos resultados, é analisada a viabilidade econômica, em termos de instalação de créditos de carbono, da instalação de biodigestores nas propriedades rurais, calculando-se a quantidade de toneladas medidas em unidades de gás carbônico, equivalentes por ano, que a adoção dessa tecnologia permitiria mitigar. Entre os resultados obtidos, tem-se que a instalação de biodigestores é viável apenas para propriedades que possuem mais de 20 animais, as quais representam 63% do rebanho bovino gaúcho, e a mitigação de 29.548,26ton equiv. CO2 ano.
The aim of this paper is to identify the amount of greenhouse gases from cattle culture in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Thus, it was analyzed the economic viability, in terms of installation of carbon credits, of biodigesters installations on farms. It was calculated the measure of the amount of tons measured in units of carbon dioxide per year in which the use of that technology would mitigate. Among the outcomes obtained, the biodigesters installation is profitable just on farms where there are more than 20 animals. These farms represent 63% of cattle culture in Rio Grande do Sul and the mitigation 29.548,26 CO2 tons per year.