Authors : Ikor, Peter Ulim-ujuo-ushang; Chijioke Ikechukwu; Jumbo Elizabeth I; Chijioke, Nkeiruka Adaeze; Awuhe, Timothy Tertsea; Banigo, Favour Ada

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24MAY552

Abstract : This research work is about design and study of simple biogas reactor using Kitchen Waste within the habitat of Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria to produce gas. The objective of the work is to collect and measure the amount of waste that is been generated within the study area as well as to construct a simple laboratory scale biogas reactor and using the kitchen waste as substrate and measure the amount of gas that is been generated from biogas reactor per day. Based on the objective for this research a biogas digester was designed. Two experiments was carried out to determine the extent of production of biogas and the duration required so as to determine the rate of formation of biogas. In experiment one, dissimilar kinds of biomass like rice, potato, green leaves, sugar in different amounts were mixed with cow dung and rice husk to prepare 4 samples to determine the maximum generation of biogas through fermentation process. The gas is collected in balloons and they were measured to determine the amount of gas produced in each sample. The extent to which the blowing of balloons took place determined the quantity of gas evolved in each of the incumbent samples. In experiment two, we have used two 5lt. bottles in which the amount of cow dung used varies while same amount of kitchen waste mixture was utilized. The process and conditions for trapping and analyzing the gas is the same as in experiment one. From this experiment the rapidness of formation of biogas was observed. The experimental analysis carried out also gives us a clear idea of the indulgence of materials with respect to their combination to deferring extent of concentration to deliver optimum generation of biogas, in particular methane thereby unveiling us to develop an imminent and high performance derivative affordable biogas reactor.

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