1.0 Abstract
The paper discusses in brief the research proposal on the subject organic wastes in biogas plant and its treatment. In particular, the research will focus on how biogas plant treats its own organic wastes. In this proposal, the background, the research questions and objective and the research methodologies are presented.
2.0 Title
The working title of this research is drafted as: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF HOW BIOGAS PLANTS TREAT ORGANIC WASTE: CASE STUDY OF CHINA
3.0 Introduction
The management of waste is one of the major problems of most countries most. The premise is that this type of waste adverse environmental effects such as contaminating the land, water and air resources as well as having harmful effects on human health if not disposed properly. A biogas plant on the other hand is simply refers to an anaerobic digester that treats farm wastes and energy crops. A mainstay of a biogas plant is fermenter or reactor which is made out of a gas-tight, closed steel and cement chamber. Organic wastes are turned into biogas and with energetic substance of methane. After which, the biogas is burned in a combined heat and power palnt in order to produce electricity and heat.
In this research, how Chinese biogas plant treats organic wastes to make such useful for everyone will be explored. In 1958, China began using biogas digester for the purpose of exploiting the multiple functions of biogas production. This was perceived to be the first important step in the modernisation of agriculture. Today, the status and development of biogas plant in China with respect on these plants treat organic waste in not yet explored.
4.0 Research Questions and Objective
The main purpose of this research is to investigate the various practices of Chinese biogas plants in converting organic wastes into utilizable energy resources. To achieve this aim, the paper will seek to answer the following questions:
1) Are the processes employed by the Chinese biogas plant sustainable?
2) What are the existing problems and barriers that need to be addressed towards further effectiveness of the biogas plants?
3) How does the government provides support especially in terms of policies and regulations?
4) What is the future of organic waste treatment in China?
5.0 Research Methodology
The research philosophy that this research will going to use is the realism perspective since the researcher believe that there is a reality that exists independent of human thoughts and beliefs. As such, these are critical to know reality with certainty. The inductive research will be also used since it focuses on building theories rather than testing them. Inductive research, in addition, emphasizes a close understanding of the research context and focuses on a more flexible structure to permit changes of research.
Primarily, the research is exploratory which aims at finding out what is happening or seeking new insights by asking questions to experts or conducting focus-group interviews. The exploratory study starts with a broad set of questions and then narrows them down as the research progresses. In addition, the research will be also experimental. The findings of these processes will be the primary data of the research and the secondary data will come from the literatures that the researcher plans to collate including published articles from science journals, books and related studies on biogas production.
The research will be divided into five chapters. In Chapter 1, the nature of the problem, background of the study, research objectives and methodologies will be presented. The next Chapter will be devoted to review of literature on biogas and medical wastes. Chapter 3 will discuss the methodologies utilized. The result of the experiment and qualitative analysis will be presented on the fourth Chapter and Chapter 5 will provide significant conclusions and insightful recommendations.
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