ISSN 2756-326X
Advances in Agriculture and Agricultural Sciences ISSN 2381-3911 Vol. 5 (1), pp. 001-008, January, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Analysis of biogas production in Turkey utilising three different materials and two scenarios
Yahya Ulusoy1*, A. Hilal Ulukarde ler1, Halil Ünal2 and Kamil Aliba2
1Uluda University, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Agricultural Machinery Program, Turkey.
2Uluda University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Machinery, 16059, Bursa, Turkey.
Accepted 08 September, 2018
Abstract
It is a reality for many developing countries, such as Turkey, that a lack of comprehensive evaluation of agricultural and animal potentials can prevent these sectors from becoming optimised to its maximum economical efficiency. Very high input costs, especially for fuel, fertiliser and electricity, result in decreased production; in combination with increased production costs, these are typical reasons for lack of market expansion, with neither the agricultural sector nor the agricultural industry functioning efficiently. Therefore, utilisation of agricultural and animal wastes and biogas, obtained from fermentation of organic fertiliser, has great future potential, as removal of these substances can otherwise be a serious problem. In this study, we evaluated two different scenarios for biogas and energy production in Turkey: the utilisation of waste from tomato and pea paste production and the utilisation of cattle manure.
Key words: Biogas, agricultural waste, animal waste, tomato waste, pea waste.