scholarly journals Laser Improves Biogas Production by Anaerobic Digestion of Cow Dung

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-327
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal

This study investigates the digestion of cow dung (CD) for biogas production at laboratory scales. The study was carried out through anaerobic fermentation using cow dung as substrate. The digester was operated at ambient temperatures of 39.5 °C for a period of 10 days. The effect of iron powder in controlling the production of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been tested. The optimum concentration of iron powder was 4g/L with the highest biogas production. A Q – swatch Nd:YAG laser has been used to mix and homogenize the components of one of the six digesters and accelerate digestion. At the end of digestion, all digestions effluent was subjected to 5 laser pulses with 250mJ/pules to dispose waste biomass.


Energy ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 644-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuxia Zhou ◽  
Yulin Zhang ◽  
Yuping Dong


Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 3222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cieciura-Włoch ◽  
Binczarski ◽  
Tomaszewska ◽  
Borowski ◽  
Domański ◽  
...  

This study investigates a simultaneous processing of sugar beet pulp (SBP) for furfural, hydrogen and methane production using various pretreatment methods. In the experiments, sugar beet pulp was first subjected to thermal and thermochemical pretreatment at 140 °C. Then hydrolysates from these operations were investigated for their potential for methane and hydrogen production in batch tests. The experiments showed that thermal pretreatment of SBP resulted in the highest biogas and methane yields of 945 dm3/kg volatile solids (VS) and 374 dm3 CH4/kg VS, respectively, and a moderate hydrogen production of 113 dm3 H2/kg VS, which corresponded to a calculated energy production of 142 kWh/t; however, only low amount of furfural was obtained (1.63 g/L). Conversely, the highest furfural yield of 12 g/L was achieved via thermochemical pretreatment of SBP; however, biogas production from hydrolysate was much lower (215 dm3/kg VS) and contained only 67 dm3/kg VS of hydrogen. Meanwhile, in the experiment with lower amounts of sulfuric acid (2%) used for pretreatment, a moderate furfural production of 4 g/L was achieved with as high as 220 dm3/kg VS of hydrogen and the corresponding energy yield of 75 kWh/t.



2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-592
Author(s):  
Juan José Chávez-Fuentes ◽  
Miroslav Hutňan ◽  
Igor Bodík ◽  
Ronald Zakhar ◽  
Marianna Czölderová

Waste biomass from the industrial production of the amino acid L-cystine contains above-average concentrations of organic pollutants and significant concentrations of nitrogen and sulfur. The specific biogas production (SBP) of waste biomass was monitored in parallel suspended-growth laboratory anaerobic bioreactors. After severe inhibition was observed, three different procedures were applied to inhibited reactor sludge to counter-attack the inhibitory effects of sulfides, respectively hydrogen sulfide: micro-aeration, dilution with water and precipitation by ferrous iron cations. The performance of bioreactors was weekly monitored. Organic loading rates (as chemical oxygen demand, COD) ranged from 1.07 to 1.97 g L−1 d−1. At the end of the experimentation, SBP averaged 217, 300 and 320 l kg−1 COD with a methane content of 21%, 52% and 54%; specific sludge production averaged 133, 111 and 400 g total solids kg−1 COD, and inhibition was 49%, 27% and 25%; for the applied procedures of micro-aeration, dilution and precipitation respectively.



2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Purwinda Iriani ◽  
Yanti Suprianti ◽  
Fitria Yulistiani

Produksi biogas pada skala rumah tangga umumnya menggunakan teknologi fermentasi anaerobik di dalam satu biodigester (satu tahap), yang mengakomodasi dua tahap utama prinsip pembentukan biogas, yakni tahap asetogenesis dan tahap metanogenesis. Permasalahan yang muncul dari penggunaan digester biogas satu tahap adalah ketidakseimbangan proses fermentasi (peningkatan laju beban organik, waktu retensi senyawa organik yang lebih cepat, dan produktivitas biogas yang menjadi tidak maksimal). Untuk mengatasi hal tersebut, dilakukan penelitian yang bertujuan melakukan produksi biogas melalui sistem fermentasi anaerobik dua-tahap (two-stage anaerobic digestion), yang didukung dengan pengaturan pH pada proses metanogenik. Pada penelitian ini telah dilakukan proses aklimatisasi (aktivasi) bakteri yang menunjang proses asetogenik dan metanogenik pada skala laboratorium (19 L), dan selanjutnya menjadi inokulum untuk proses fermentasi skala pilot dengan kapasitas biodigester asetogenik 125 L dan metanogenik 500 L. Hasil proses aklimatisasi bakteri asetogenik pada media kotoran sapi menunjukkan adanya kestabilan pH yang dibutuhkan untuk reaksi asetogenik, yaitu pada kisaran pH 5-6, sedangkan kontrol menunjukkan perubahan pH yang masih ada di rentang pH netral yaitu 6-7. Kotoran sapi yang telah melalui proses asetogenik selama 2 minggu (pH awal 5,5), menjadi bahan baku pembuatan biogas pada digester metanogenik. Hasil dari proses metanogenik menunjukkan terjadinya peningkatan volume biogas dan komposisi gas metana (CH4) di dalam biogas. Komposisi CH4 tertinggi diperoleh pada hari ke-20 yakni 74,82% dengan volume produksi biogas tertinggi ada pada hari ke-22, dengan laju 8,87 L/hari. Potensi energi tertinggi yang diperoleh mencapai 217,66 kJ/hari.Generally, biogas production on the household scale is using one-stage anaerobic fermentation technology, which accommodates two main processes of biogas production, namely acetogenesis and methanogenesis. An obstacle of using one-stage biogas digester is the imbalance of the fermentation process that indicated by the increase of organic load rate and shorter retention time that lead to un-optimal biogas productivity. This research undertook the application of two-stage anaerobic digestion, supported by adjusting the initial pH for both acetogenic and methanogenic processes. Firstly, the research initiated by acclimatization (activation) process of acetogenic and methanogenic bacteria via fermentation in laboratory scale (19 L) digesters, separately. The results of acetogenic bacteria acclimatization process on cow dung media showed the pH stability needed for the reaction acetogenic, in the range of 5-6, while the control showed the pH changes still in the neutral pH range (6-7). The substrate from lab-scale acetogenic and methanogenic digester, then used as a starter for pilot-scale digester (125 L and 500 L, respectively). The mixture of water and cow dung were adjusted at initial pH 5.5 on acetogenic digester for 2 weeks. Those material were used for biogas production in the methanogenic digester. The result of the methanogenic process showed an increasing volume of biogas and the composition of methane (CH4) in the biogas. The highest CH4 composition was obtained on the 20th day, which reached 74.82%, and the highest volume of biogas production was at day 22, with the rate of 8.87 L/day. The highest energy potential obtained was 217.66 kJ/day.



2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dikdik Mulyadi ◽  
Lela Mukmilah Yuningsih ◽  
Desi Kusumawati

Biogas is  one of energy   that can be produced by anaerobic fermentation of the organic compounds. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the utilization of waste of media  mushroom growth (baglog) with sawdust as raw material for biogas with  cow dung  activators. The study was conducted through anaerobic fermentation of the samples containing waste baglog (sample 1) and sawdust (sample 2), with the addition of cow manure activator to each sample. Both of these samples do anaerobic fermentation for 32 days, then measuring the volume of biogas every 4 days for 32 days. Methane content  in  samples 1 and 2 measured by  using gas chromatography. To see the effect of the addition of activators cow dung biogas volume measurement was  carried out with  cow dung without addition baglog waste and sawdust. The process of degradation baglog and sawdust with an activator of cow dung could be observed  in  some of the parameters through  total solids (TS), total volatile solids (TVS), volatile fatty acids (VFA), the degree of acidity (pH), and C/N ratio. The results showed that effectiveness of sample 1 resulted in the everage of total volume biogas 28% higher than  sample 2. The content of methane in  sample 1  and sampel 2  was 54% %, and 0.21% respectively. The fermentation process biogas production in this experiment  was carried out  at pH 7, with a value of TS, TVS and VFA showed a decrease  trend after the fermentation process,  C/N ratiowas  lower than the baglog waste sawdust until day 32 retention time. Keywords: Sawdust, baglog waste, biogas, fermentation, methane DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/jkv.v2i1.3100



2021 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
pp. 04031
Author(s):  
Tiyo Agung Pambudi ◽  
Hadiyanto ◽  
Sri Widodo Agung Suedy

POME or palm oil mill effluent is currently still a waste problem that has not been utilized optimally. POME waste has the potential for renewable energy in the form of biogas, but some research results have shown that production is not optimal, so the addition of cow dung needs to be done to increase biogas production because methanogen bacteria found in cow dung help to maximize the anaerobic fermentation process and methane production. This research was conducted to determine the potential for biogas production from a mixture of POME and cow dung for 25 days by conducting a study of the biogas production process. The results of this study indicate that the biogas pressure increases with the addition of the loading rate, which is 101.102 N/m2/day to 101.107 N/m2/day with a daily biogas production of 0, 24247 liters/day with a total accumulation of biogas production for 25 days of 6.1 liters.



2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Zongyan Lv ◽  
Lei Feng ◽  
Lijie Shao ◽  
Wei Kou ◽  
Peihan Liu ◽  
...  

The anaerobic fermentation of crop straw and animal wastes is increasingly used for the biogas and green energy generation, as well as reduction of the environmental pollution. The anaerobic cofermentation of corn stalks inoculated by cow dung was found to achieve higher biogas production and cellulose biodegradation. In this study, the effect of mixing corn stalks with cow dung at five different fermentation stages (0, 7, 15, 23, and 31 days of the total fermentation cycle of 60 days) on the further cofermentation process was explored, in order to optimize the corn straw utilization rate and biogas production capacity. In addition, the straw microstructure evolution was investigated by the SEM and XRD methods to identify the optimal conditions for the straw biodegradation process enhancement. The five test groups exhibited nearly identical total biogas productivity values but strongly differed by daily biogas yields (the maximal biogas generation rate being 524.3 ml/d). Based on the degradation characteristics of total solids (TS), volatile solids (VS), and lignocellulose, groups #1 and #3 (0 and 15 days) had the most significant degradation rates of VS (43.73%) and TS (42.07%), respectively, while the largest degradation rates of cellulose (62.70%) and hemicellulose (50.49%) were observed in group #4 (23 days) and group #1 (0 days), respectively. The SEM analysis revealed strong microstructural changes in corn stalks after fermentation manifested by multiple cracks and striations, while the XRD results proved the decrease in peak intensity of cellulose 002 crystal surface and the reduced crystallinity after cofermentation. The results of this study are assumed to be quite instrumental to the further optimization of the corn stalk anaerobic digestion by inoculation with digested manure for lignocellulose degradation enhancement and biogas productivity improvement.



2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 69-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huayong Zhang ◽  
Yonglan Tian ◽  
Lijun Wang ◽  
Xueyue Mi ◽  
Yang Chai


2018 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 134-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fetra J. Andriamanohiarisoamanana ◽  
Tomoya Shirai ◽  
Takaki Yamashiro ◽  
Seiichi Yasui ◽  
Masahiro Iwasaki ◽  
...  


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrish Kavuma ◽  
Isaac Ekwar ◽  
Resty Nabaterega ◽  
Joseph Ddumba Lwanyaga ◽  
Paul Sserumaga

Abstract The generation of biodegradable solid waste and wastewaters is characteristic of all slaughterhouses including the Lira Municipality slaughterhouse (LMS) in northern Uganda. However, the LMS is not properly designed to handle and manage the ever-increasing biodegradable solid waste and wastewater. The wastes discharged from LMS, contain reasonable amounts of paunch, fat, grease, undigested food, diluted blood, suspended material, urine, loose meat and soluble protein. The lack of a properly designed slaughterhouse in Lira Municipality, needed to manage and handle the waste has resulted in the discharge of the waste into the environment, leading to pollution of water sources, outbreaks of diseases, and production of unfavorable odors. The objective of this study was to investigate the biogas potential of the LMS biodegradable solid waste and wastewaters at ambient temperatures. The waste was quantified based on Measurement at the point of generation method. Representative samples were characterized for biogas potential. Five treatments of the waste replicated three times were anaerobically digested in 1500mL batch digesters with a working volume of 750mL. Treatment A contained only the inoculum and inoculum in the other treatments B, C, D, and E was approximately 20% of the volume of the substrate. Substrate: water ratio of 1:1, maintained pH of 6.0- 7.0 and retention time of 30 days were used for the study under ambient conditions. On average, 2,597 L, 40 kg and 502 kg of wastewater, cow dung and punch manure respectively were produced from LMS. The quantity and methane content of the biogas ranged from 1029.6 to 3512.7 ml/gVS and 40.6 to 50.4% respectively. Therefore, slaughterhouse wastes are potential sources of biogas production at ambient temperatures.



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