Biogas

Located in southwestern British Columbia, Lower Fraser Valley extends from Delta to Hope and has a marine climate with moderate temperatures, long frost-free period and high average rainfall. The Lower Fraser Valley with rich and high quality soils contributes up to 62% of BC’s gross farm receipts and the agriculture land price has sharp increased to $4,113/acre (BC Agriculture of Food & Climate Action Initiative, 2015; Climate Action Initiative, 2015). However, agriculture contributes to 3.3%…

Readers’ Delight Students’ Reading Material 1. Fuel • Introduction to Fuel A fuel is a substance that has energy stored inside it. So, a substance that produces useful energy when it undergoes a chemical reaction is called as a fuel. Upon burning a fuel, a large amount of energy is released as heat. Fuels are used for various purposes such as cooking food, running vehicles, generating electricity etc. Coal, wood, petrol, diesel etc. are some common fuels. Thus, a fuel can be defined as a…

The remaining biomass (algal residues) primarily made of protein and carbohydrate was subjected to anaerobic digestion, producing biogas for power generation. However, recent conceptual approach is considering the energetic yield form algal biomass for the co-production of other fermented products (e.g., sugar to ethanol, butanol or other biofuels), as it could improve the economics…

Furthermore consumerism has caused economic problems for people since people are investing into items that cannot bring them more money. This is all down to the mentality of the people, consumers purchase products for a sense of accomplishment and momentary happiness, and once that ends they need to buy another product. Eventually from buying and buying and buying people may end up in debt and what was first intended for happiness may cause sadness and depression due to looking for happiness…

Looking over the United States use of energy, there have been millions and millions of dollars spent on energy. Energy is needed to provide the basic needs such as: food, production, transportation, housing manufacturing, construction, and many other things. We depend on so many things, especially in the U.S. Our biggest energy source are the fossil fuels and we are no longer limiting the amounts of how much we use up. I would say we have reached a certain peak in which we have used up all of…

According to research, most breweries have similar equipment to brew its products meaning there may not be too much of a difference between Anheuser-Busch and its competitors (Appleyard). To constantly reduce water usage, Anheuser-Busch needs to be in the front-lines of innovation. As newer technologies are developed, Anheuser-Busch will need to take advantage of the opportunities and implement the newest technologies in its breweries. Bioelectric Wastewater Management also known as EcoVolt is…

Reprehensible Recycling As far as 13 million years ago, humans have recycled. Archaeologists find evidence that our ancestors reused flint and bone in the tools they wielded (David). Fast forward from then and recycling is still incorporated into our society. In the 1970s Donald Sanderson, a former city councilman in Woodbury New Jersey, led the effort to make recycling mandatory (Poncavage). Even today people think that a 100% recycled society is a great thing, but is it? Recycling…

emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Some counties and factories start to implement different methods to solve this problem like building hydroelectric dams and using solar cells technology to produce electricity and convert the waste to biogas. After…

The foreseeable future highlights various alternative sources of energy with potential to reduce emissions and supplant heavy fuel oil (HFO) in two-stroke diesel engines. The possible alternatives are liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, biogas and biofuels such as straight vegetable oil and biodiesel. Straight vegetable oils are promising and an appropriate alternative due to being safe with a higher flash point than diesel, offering a smaller carbon footprint and do not require significant…

SWOC/SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF VIKURUTI REHABILITATION CENTRE OF THE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT OF MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL. Vikuruti is a psychiatric rehabilitation centre that belongs to the Psychiatric Unit of MNH which has been there for quite a long time. Adequate understanding of the environment in which psychiatric rehabilitation services are offered is important for creating a positive learning/working environment for acquisition of skills by psychiatric patients and hence attaining…