Evaluation of the biogas potential of Comorian household waste
Malik El’Houyoun Ahamadi1, Ali Mmadi1, Ahamada Mohamed1, Badria Soulé Ali1, Abdou Samioun Soulaïmana1, Naimati Said Hassani1, Kais Mohamed Taoufiki1, Nourou Moussa1
Introduction
Waste management for Comorian households is an issue that is becoming increasingly difficult to manage at the national level. Several factors can explain this, including the lack of dumping sites in various cities, villages, and neighborhoods. Additionally, the growing population is a factor that increases waste production at the household level.
Sample collection and preparation
The waste used in this study is kitchen waste. It consists of starch peelings, green bananas and breadfruit. Starchy foods, bananas and breadfruit are the mainstay of the Comorian diet, and most prepared menus are a mixture of these foods. As a result, Comorian kitchen garbage cans often contain a mixture of peelings from these foods. The waste was collected directly from households in their garbage state and brought back to the laboratory for analysis.
Physico-chemical properties of the wastes studied
Table 1 presents the results obtained by Malik et al [4]. in their work on the physico-chemical characterization of household waste in the Comoros. According to the authors, these results are in line with the findings of other studies carried out in countries with culinary habits similar to those of the Comoros.
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