Biogas

Biogas

Biogas from biomass (Market Food Waste)


Biogas is an energy-rich gas produced by anaerobic decomposition or thermochemical conversion of biomass. Biogas is composed mostly of methane (CH4), the same compound in natural gas, and carbon dioxide (CO2). The methane content of raw (untreated) biogas may vary from 40%–60%, with CO2 making up most of the remainder along with small amounts of water vapor and other gases. Biogas can be burned directly as a fuel or treated to remove the CO2 and other gases for use just like natural gas. Treated biogas may be called renewable natural gas or biomethane.

Anaerobic decomposition of biomass occurs when anaerobic bacteria—bacteria that live without the presence of free oxygen—eat and break down, or digest, biomass and produce biogas. Anaerobic bacteria occur naturally in soils, in water bodies such as swamps and lakes, and in the digestive tracts of humans and animals. Biogas forms in and can be collected from municipal solid waste landfills and livestock manure holding ponds. Biogas can also be produced under controlled conditions in special tanks called anaerobic digesters. The material remaining after anaerobic digestion is complete is called digestate, which is rich in nutrients and can be used as a fertilizer.

At KIB Ltd we believe in green energy. Kenya is still grappling to achieve SDG Goal 2: Zero Hunger. Food insecurity and malnourishment plague millions of Kenyans every day. An estimated one in three Kenyans is food poor, which translates to 33% of the population.

Food loss and food waste drains $940 billion from the global economy every year. This is estimated to represent one third of global food production. Of the food that reaches consumers, 40% is thrown away. Nearly 30% of harvested crops in sub-Saharan Africa go to waste with dire implications for food security, nutrition, environment and small-scale farmers’ incomes.

The amount of food lost or wasted every year could feed an estimated 1.6 billion people but instead, 795 million people are going hungry worldwide. The impact on the environment is staggering, with more than 25 percent of the world’s fresh water and 20 percent of its farmland used to produce food that is never consumed. Additionally, food loss and waste generates about eight percent of global greenhouse emissions (FAO, 2011).

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development reflects the increased global awareness of the problem. Target 12.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals calls for halving per capita global food waste at retail and consumer levels by 2030, as well as reducing food losses along the production and supply chains. Everyone has a part to play in reducing food loss and waste.

In Kenya, food loss and wastage accounts for Ksh 72 billion (£0.48 billion) annually due to wasteful consumption. The Food Waste Index Report 2021 by UNEP and Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) indicates that every Kenyan throws away an average of 99 kilograms of food every year, with the country wasting a total of 5.2 tonnes of food every 12 months.

We collect all food depots from markets around and translate it into Biogas which is used as source of fuel to KIB Ltd production lines, Lightening, Kitchen and the rest is commercialized.


Kenda Interlocking Bricks Ltd is an Eco Friendly company that is making Kenya’s solid waste management sector environmentally sustainable and financially viable. Our products and services offer scientific waste disposal and energy recovery solutions at different scales.

PLUG AND PLAY BIO-DIGESTERS

Discover how your food waste can decrease your business’s energy bills, reduce your carbon footprint, and provide additional revenue streams.

WASTE RECOVERY SOLUTIONS

The following applications of bio-gas can be provided by us, depending on the scale of client and energy requirements at site:

  •  COOKING: Direct thermal usage of biogas to directly replace LPG or PNG for cooking – by adding customized burners and stoves or by modifying existing burners if possible.
  •  STEAM GENERATION: Direct thermal usage of biogas to generate steam through biogas driven Steam Generators used in KIB Production Lines.
  •  HOT WATER: Direct thermal usage of biogas to generate hot water through biogas driven Hot Water Generators (this can be customized to produce hot water for cooking or non-cooking applications as per site requirement)
  •  POWER GENERATION: Power generation through 100% Biogas Generators to replace EB power (viable for running the plant, Lightening ang Cooking)
  •  Bio-CNG: Direct replacement of LPG/CNG/Vehicular fuel (viable at large scale only)

  • URBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    Our Urban Waste Management biogas solution (KIB Ltd – Trash to Treasure) includes professional, scientific on-site processing of organic waste and converting it into

    Benefits include:
    •  Greener footprint: Reduce kitchen waste out of gate by up to 100% and leave a green footprint 
    •  Hassle free waste disposal: Our R&D team has developed a scientific, fly-less and odorless process to manage your organic waste, producing high quality biogas and manure in the process
    •  Savings: Huge savings through LPG replacement and elimination of waste disposal cost
    •  Regulatory compliance: Comply with the latest Municipal Solid Waste Rules, MSW 2016

    • INDUSTRIES WE SERVE

      KIB Ltd team is composed of research scientists, engineers, technical analysts and experienced on-site teams – all ready to assist you reduce waste and recover valuable resources.

      1.    Hotels
      2.  Hospitals
      3.  Institutes
      4.  NGOs
      5.  Manufacturing facilities
      6.  Corporate campuses
      7.  Public sector campuses
      8.  Churches and other worshiping centers
      9.  Vegetable market yards
      10.  Municipal dump yards

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