Quizzes Midterm Flashcards
this is the process biomass fuel goes through to obtain fuel gas which can either be burned in a boiler or used for generating mechanical power using a diesel engine
Gasification
Among the wastes from coconut, this is the most widely utilized but the reported utilization rate is very low
Coconut Shell
This act mandates that all liquid fuels for motors and engines sold in the Philippines shall contain locally-sourced biofuel components
Biofuel Act of 2006
Total area devoted to agricultural crops in the Philippines
13.42 million hectares
It is the main energy application application of maize and is widely practiced by small farmers to supplement fuelwood for cooking
Maize Cob Burning
It is the most common form of waste, accounting for almost 50% of global municipal solid waste
Food
It is a slow pyrolysis process in which biomass is converted into a highly carbonaceous, charcoal-like material.
Carbonization
In the Philippines, wastes are generated generally by the sectors of ______, _____, and ________
agriculture
urban
agro-industrial
The estimated production of rice hull in the Philippines is more than 2 million tons per annum which is equivalent to approximately _______ BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) in terms of energy
5 million
It is a kind of gas that is produced during the anaerobic processing of organic matter such as manure, plant matter, or even municipal waste materials
Biogas
what are the common agricultural wastes in the Philippines?
Rice Husk
Rice Straw
Coconut Husk
Coconut Shell
Bagasse
Existing Bio-energy conversion technologies being applied in the Philippines
1.Direct Combustion
2.Biomass Carbonization and densification
3. Gasification
4. Biogas
What is agricultural wastes?
are wastes produced from agricultural operation including fruit residues, veg residues, meat and poultry residues and dairy residues. It can be in the form of: solid, liquid, and slurries
importance of good waste management
-it can contribute in a significant way to farm operations
- helps maintain a healthy environment for farm animals
-can reduce the need for commercial fertilizers while providing other nutrients needed for crop production
This pollutant is formed when microbes decomposed undigested organic nitrogen compounds in manure
Ammonia
Animals eating or drinking _______ sometimes get high blood pressure, liver disease and nerve or brain damage
Cadmium
Although this disease is associated mostly with low blood magnesium, conditions that increase the potential for its occurrence include low calcium, high uptake of nitrogen and potassium, and stress on the animal
Grass tetany
Regulates, restricts or prohibits the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk and/or injury to health or environment
R.A. 6969 or Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990
All organic matter contains ______ in combination with one or more other elements
Carbon
Father of organic agriculture in the Philippines
Proceso J. Alcala
Mandates Local Government Units to divert at least 25% of their solid waste into recycling and composting, and away from disposal sites
R.A. 9003 or Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
This disease is associated with mature cattle grazing tall fescue that has been heavily fertilized for a number of years with poultry litter
Fat Necrosis
These organisms function in both aerobic or anaerobic environments
Facultative organism
Promotes, propagates, develops further, and implements the practice of organic agriculture that will cumulatively condition and enrich the fertility of the soil and increase farm productivity
R.A. 10068 or Organic agriculture act of 2010
