Perspectives of treating swine manure biodigestors in projects of carbon capture in Brazil

Authors

  • Fernando Mario Rodrigues Marques
  • Virgínia Parente
  • Carlos Cezar da Silva
  • José Aquiles Baesso Grimoni
  • Geslaine Frimaio

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18406/2316-1817v2n22010272

Abstract

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects proposed in the Kyoto Protocol constitute an interesting way of protecting the environment and at the same time promoting sustainable economic development in emerging economy countries. Possible CDM projects include the treatment of swine manure using biodigestion, which would provide an opportunity for Brazil to actively participate in the carbon credits market. Brazil is currently the world’s third leading swine producer (36 million animals). This study aims to demonstrate that the treatment of swine manure using bio digestion can minimize environmental impact and also contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere by approximately 19 million tons per year, generating around US$ 78 million in carbon credits for Brazil annually.

Downloads

Published

2010-09-01

How to Cite

Marques, F. M. R., Parente, V., Silva, C. C. da, Grimoni, J. A. B., & Frimaio, G. (2010). Perspectives of treating swine manure biodigestors in projects of carbon capture in Brazil. Revista Agrogeoambiental, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.18406/2316-1817v2n22010272

Issue

volume 2, número 2

Section

Artigo Científico

License

Copyright Notice

All of the Revista Agrogeoambiental’s articles and reviews are free to access immediately after its publication. 

When submitting a paper to Revista Agrogeoambiental, the authors accept the following copyright policies:

  • Authors maintain the copyrights and grant the journal the right of first publication. The paper is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows the sharing of the work as long as it acknowledges the author and the initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are free and encouraged to store their work elsewhere, for instance in institutional repositories or websites such as academia.edu to increase circulation.
  • Authors assume their authorship and are responsible for the originality and opinions in their papers.
  • After the article acceptance and publishing by Revista Agrogeoambiental, the authors allow the editor to publicize the work in other medias.
  • Moral rights are granted to the authors.