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  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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• the present invention relates to a method and system for generating electric power and biofuels byutilizing bio wastes and algae. More specifically the invention relates to a method of producing nutrients and bio gas from bio wastes and utilizing it further to treat algae in order to obtain biodiesel or synthetic gas that can be used to generate electric power.
• Electricity is one of the most complex manifestations of our system and is a basic necessity. It enables many of our modern life support systems. Lack of electricityleads to prolonged and increasingly social unrest. The fuel shortage is acute when it comes to coal, which accounts for two-thirds of the country's power generation.
• EP2105495A1 a system for bio waste usage and production of energy and food/feed is disclosed.
• the system is an integrated waste usage and energy production system comprising an anaerobic digester unit, a liquid-solid separator unit, a refinery unit, an algae bioreactor unit, an oil extraction unit.
• the system is used in a process in which food or feed supplements from algae oil are made, together with energy production.
• the above system fails to provide a system or a method of providing bio fuels for purpose of cooking.
• the biogas obtained from anaerobic digestion of bio wastes can be separated compressed and utilized for cooking.
• EP2105495Albio-waste disposal method and apparatus for biogenic waste treatment.
• the method consists of sequence of steps in which first the biogenic waste is evenly mixed with water vapor, so that the temperature reaches 130-190 DEG C and the pressure reaches 1.5-1.9 MPa after mixture, and this state is maintained for 1-25 minutes.Then the pressure of the mixture of said biogenic waste and water vapor is reduced to normal pressure so as to conducting low-molecularization of the biogenic waste to obtain a low-molecularized mixture; finally, the low- molecularized mixture is separated so as to obtain the final products.
• the above method fails to obtain biogases and biodiesels that are utilized for purpose of cooking and for generation of electric power.
• WO2012063137A2 a method of organic waste processing, processing equipment and utilization of processed products is disclosed.
• the method facilitates for complex processing of organic waste with help of waste preparation module, which includes waste separation, waste mixing and bio tunnel. It also possesses a module that assist in gasification of the organic wastes.
• waste preparation module which includes waste separation, waste mixing and bio tunnel. It also possesses a module that assist in gasification of the organic wastes.
• the above method fails to produce bio fuels for purpose of cooking and provide a cost effective and efficient method of producing bio fuels and electric power from bio wastes.
• biowastes available in the villages in the form of domestic waste, plant waste, animal waste and industrial waste. If in any manner these biowastes may be utilized to produce biofuels, it can benefit peoples dwelling in villages in several manners. Peoples will not struggle for basic necessities like electric power and cooking gas. It is therefore an object of present invention to provide a system and method for generation of electric power using biowastes and algae.
• a further object of the invention is to provide a method of processing of biowastes to produce biogas and further feeding the algae to generate biodiesel.
• Yet another object of the invention is to provide an anaerobic digestion process of bio wastes and feeding of algae that leads to generation of electric power and provides fuels for cooking.
• the present invention provides a system and method for generation of bio fuels and electric power utilizing bio waste and algae.
• Bio waste is collected from several natural resources that include plant waste, animal waste and domestic waste.
• the obtained wastes are subjected to anaerobic digestion to produce bio gas along with manures and nutrients.
• the biogas is utilized to feed algae and extract biodiesel that is further used for generation of electric power.
• FIG 1 is a block diagram which illustrates the sample environment within which system for generation of electric power from bio waste and algae is implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
• FIG 2 is a diagram which illustrates the anaerobic biodigester component of the system implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
• FIG 3 is a diagram which illustrates various components of the system for generation of electric power from bio waste and algae in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention.
• biowaste we mean a type of waste which can be broken down in a reasonable amount of time into its base compounds by micro-organisms and other living things. It can include food waste, paper waste, green waste etc as context requires.
• algae we mean photosynthetic organisms that occur in most habitats. They vary from small, single-celled forms to complex multicellular forms, as context requires.
• biodiesel we mean a fuel that is typically made by chemically reacting lipids (e.g. vegetable oil, animal fat)with an alcohol producing fatty acid esters, as context requires.
• synthetic gas we mean a mixture of gases usually used as a feedstock, as context requires.
• fertilizer we mean plant and animal wastes that are used as sources of nutrients in form of fertilizers, as context requires.
• anaerobic digestion we mean a collection of processes by which microorganism' s breakdown biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen, as context requires.
• Bio refuse we mean discarding or destroying of garbage, sewage, or other waste matter or its transformation into something useful or innocuous, as context requires.
• the present invention overcomes the drawback of current system that lacks to make use of all natural resources available locally and produce biogas and biodiesel that can be used for generation of electric power and for purpose of cooking.
• the implementation of this system will bring down the cost and provide an efficient method of producing electric power and bio fuels from bio wastes. This will benefit lot of people residing in villages.
• FIG 1 is a block diagram which illustrates the sample environment within which system for generation of power from bio waste and algae is implemented in accordance to one or more embodiments of the invention.
• the power generation system utilizing bio wastes and algae (100) comprises public toilet tanks (101), individual toilets (102) and biological refuse (103) that act as natural source for collecting bio wastes.
• the biological refuse (103) contains vegetables, fruits and meat wastes.
• the bio wastes obtained from these sources is subjected to anaerobic digester (104) for processing, which breaks down the biowastes into gas, nutrients and fertilizer sludge.
• Carbon dioxide obtained from anaerobic biodigester (104) along with other nutrients is provided to algae in a harvesting place (105) that is generally a pond etc.
• the algae are harvested in the pond the harvesting place (105) to produce oil or gas at a particular temperature, pressure and in the presence of a catalyst.
• the oil is converted to biodiesel using methanol.
• the biodiesel obtained from the algae harvesting place (105) and the bio gas obtained from anaerobic digester (104) both are used for generation of electric power.
• FIG 2 is a diagram which illustrates the anaerobic biodigester component of the system implemented in accordance to one or more embodiments of the invention.
• the anaerobic biodigester (104) takes biowastes obtained from thesources such as public toilet tanks (101), individual toilets (102) and biological refuse (103) as the input and produce biogas which comprises roughly equal amounts of carbon dioxide and methane. A scrubbing process is used to separate CO 2 and methane. The methane with a minimal amount of C0 2 is then compressed to 3Kg/cm 2 for use as cooking fuel. The solution obtained with nutrients is stored in a separate tank. Manure obtained from the anaerobic biodigester (104) is dried and stored to be used as fertilizers.
• FIG 3 is a diagram which illustrates the various modules or components of the system for generation of electric power using biowastes and algae.
• the collecting module (301) is configured to collect bio wastes from various sources such as public toilet tanks (101), individual toilets (102) and biological refuse
• the processing module (302) is enabled to process the collected biowastes in an anaerobic biodigester
• the processing module takes collected biowastes as an input from the collecting module (301) and undergoes anaerobic digestion of the biowastes at a particular pressure to yield biogas, manure and nutrient rich solution as an output.
• Biogas contains roughly equal amounts of carbon dioxide & methane.
• a scrubbing process is used to separate C0 2 out and pump it to the raceway ponds the harvesting place (105) to feed algae.
• the methane with a minimal amount of C0 2 is then compressed to 3Kg/cm 2 for use as cooking fuel.
• the harvesting module (303) is used to harvest algae in a harvesting place (105) and feed it with C0 2 and nutrient solution obtained as an input from anaerobic biodigester (104) along with sunlight.
• the algae are harvested into oil or gas at a particular temperature, pressure and in the presence of a catalyst.
• the oil is then converted to biodiesel using methanol or ethanol.
• the power generation module (304) is configured to utilize biogases obtained from anaerobic biodigester (104) and biodiesel obtained from harvesting of algae to generate electric power.
• the system and method for generation of cooking fuel and electric power utilizes natural resources such as bio wastes and algae that makes the entire system cost effective and affordable.
• the system can be implemented in villages and provide employment and basic necessity such as electric power and cooking fuel to poor people dwelling in villages.

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