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Kornburi Wastewater Treatment

Kornburi Wastewater Treatment: el biogás reduce la dependencia de Tailandia de los combustibles fósiles

Thailand
Kornburi Wastewater Treatment

The General Starch factory in Kornburi District produces tapioca starch from dried cassava that is grown by farmers in the region. This process creates vast amounts of wastewater which is stored in a series of open lagoons. The large size of these lagoons and the warm temperature creates perfect conditions for the breakdown of organic compounds in the wastewater. This produces large amounts of the greenhouse gas methane, which is known to contribute to global warming.

Ubicación
Thailand
Tipo de proyecto
Wastewater treatment
Registro
Estándares
VCS

Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible

8. Trabajo decente y crecimiento económic

8 permanent

jobs created

9. Industria, innovación e infraestructura

2 wastewater treatment facilities

installed and operated thanks to the project

13. Acción por el clima

39,000 tonnes of CO2e

mitigated on average each year

La solución

The existing process has been modified into a closed loop system that captures the methane emissions and uses them to generate heat and electricity for the factory. The project not only reduces GHG emissions by avoiding the release of methane into the atmosphere, but also by reducing fossil fuel consumption.

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El impacto

The treatment process has improved wastewater quality, so that the water can now be reused in the factory for washing the cassava, saving precious local groundwater resources. The new technology has improved local air quality as it reduces the unpleasant odour and noxious emissions from the lagoons.

Project ID: 300044
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