There is a lot of talk at the moment about livestock producing Methane and us having to cut the herd numbers.
Would it be possible or plausible to capture Methane and burn it to use it as an energy source?
Burning methane produces CO2 which is a better gas than methane, as methane is 25 times as potent at trapping heat in our atmosphere.
This and plants use CO2 and release oxygen.
Would this be a good idea? Would it work?
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It you could collect the methane you could burn it and it have a smaller greenhouse effect. Methane it collected and used in landfills, it is produced there quite similarity to in cows, microorganism breaking down organic matter.
The problem with livestock is how do you collect the methane? It would be practically impossible if they are outdoors. If the are indoors is is still something that is not easy to do and the energy requirement is likely higher then the energy in the methane you get out.
I would guess that a system that use some catalytic converter to oxidize the methane in air you pump out is a more practical way.
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