Diana Sánchez-Herrera
Universidad Veracruzana, México
Title: Lignocellulosic residues and its viability as a green source for biogas generation
Biography
Biography: Diana Sánchez-Herrera
Abstract
The global energy demand has been increasing over the years mainly by the exponential growing of the worldwide population and their technological demands. With these demands we must take into consideration that their resolution through the use of fossil fuels as the main source of energy has several repercussions not only for the environment but for ourselves. Thus, many alternative energies have been proposed as a possible solution with the distinctive plus of been environmental friendly. One of the main concerns in this matter is the selected source for developing the desired green energy. The current utilization of grains like Sorghum, corn, soya or other seeds rich on oil or sugars have as a main disadvantage the utilization of food services which are necessary to the common good. On this matter, we want to discuss the application of lignocellulosic residues as a green source for the generation of biogas. It is considered that the lignocellulosic residues are the most abundant, widely distributed and less currently use in other type of activities coming to generate up to 200 billion tons per year. These key characteristics make them a suitable candidate for the generation of an inexpensive alternative energy as the biogas. In this conference we will make an approach of the main characteristics of these residues, its structural complexity and the main treatment technologies to overcome that complexity in order to increase the biogas yields.
