How to convert poop into energy? for my project, i was trying to see how to convert poop (feces) into energy
would you just burn it like coal, and use the heat given off of that to power the electrical generator, or would you do something else?

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Um... Well, burning stuff produces energy, but harnessing it is a whole different matter. I can%26#039;t really think about anything other than steam engines right now, so I can%26#039;t help you. 67% 2 Votes

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• Human excreta as well as cow/horse dung can be used in bio-gas plants to generate methane which can then be used as fuel.
  The solid residue can be used as fertilizer. 0% 0 Votes
• You don%26#039;t specify what kind of poop. Human poop? dog poop? In parts of Africa, elephant dung is used as a ceramic materials to make pottery. After firing it at a 1000 degrees, it%26#039;s sterile and can be used for everyday use. Earthworm poop is used as an organic fertilizer. In Mongolia, camel poop is the primary means of energy, cooking fires and heating homes. However, I have read that the fumes may cause respiratory diseases. However you use the poop, you will have to do a considerable amount of research to determine the safety to humans and environmental consequences of using this poop as energy. 33% 1 Vote
• Burning it is one idea, but what you want is the methane. There might be other flammable stuff you need to look for, though.... 0% 0 Votes
• Mix the poop with other biodegradable materials... place pipe through center of pile. Stir once a week.... the heat in the pipe can be used as a thermal generator or run a pump to pump in water..etc 0% 0 Votes
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• You%26#039;d use a process called anaerobic decomposition, which involves keeping it heated to about 98 degrees sealed off from air, and let existing organisms give off methane gas as they break the poop down. In fact this is done to a limited extent at most sewage plants, and in all mammalian digestive tracts too. 0% 0 Votes
• You can use it in 2 ways, first harvest the methane emittted as the poo dries out, and then once it dries out use it a solid fuel. 0% 0 Votes
• Pick out all the peanuts and feed the hungry! 0% 0 Votes