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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
Many
factors affect the volume of biogas production in the anaerobic digestion of
plant and animal wastes. In this treatise the three major factors of
temperature, pressure and PH are investigated. Here the biodegradable wastes
used were Cassava peelings and cow dungs, Beans waste and cow dungs, Cassava
peelings and beans wastes. For the purpose of this investigation, a 100 liters
capacity steel biogas digester was constructed to investigate these factors. A
batch operation method was used whereby a daily biogas generation was monitored
for 24 consecutive days. It is pertinent to state here that other factors that
could affect the volume of biogas production like alkalinity, acidity etc were
ignored. Cassava peelings and cow dungs produced the highest biogas of 0.032m2/kg/day
at a pH value of 7.34, followed by beans waste and cow dungs mixture and lastly
Cassava peelings and beans waste having the least volume. The respective
effects of temperature, pressure and PH were monitored and plotted alongside
these biogas productions to showcase their effects. From the plots, their
respective effects on the respective volumes of biogas generated can easily be
seen. It is important to note in the passing that biogas is a form of renewable
energy.
Country : Nigeria
IRJIET, Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2024 pp. 74-78