Adaptation of an industrial kitchen from liquefied petroleum gas to biogas

Abstract

In this research work, the adaptation of an industrial liquefied petroleum gas cooker to run on biogas is presented. To obtain the biogas, a 12 m3 semi-continuous biodigester was installed, loaded with organic waste. The technical evaluation of the kitchen, the diagnosis, the design for its adaptation and the modifications of parts required for its functionality were carried out. In addition, the efficiency of liquefied petroleum gas and biogas was compared using the statistical method of analysis of two-factorial variance with interaction. It was determined that liquefied petroleum gas is more efficient than biogas, however, biogas is much more environmentally friendly, since it avoids the indiscriminate use of firewood, reduces the costs of liquefied petroleum gas and consumption of this. In addition, to safeguard the respiratory health of workers.