Characterization of Biogas Produced from Rice Husks and Algae using a Metal Fixed-Dome Biodigester

B. A. Ezekoye; P. O. OFFOR; B. A. EZEKOYE; D. ONAH

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B. A. Ezekoye
P. O. OFFOR
B. A. EZEKOYE
D. ONAH

biogas, anaerobic digestion, mesophilic, characterization, combustible

Abstract

Rice husks and algae plant substrates were success-fully used to produce biogas. A metal fixed-dome biodigester (bioreactor) was used for the characterization of the biogas generated from these plants wastes. A total of 35 kg of slurry (sludge) made from 5 kg of rice husks and 30 kg of algae were mixed in water in the ratio of 1:6 and fed into the biodigester (bioreactor). The digestion of slurry was undertaken in batch-type anaerobic digestion and mesophilic temperatures range at 29.00 o C -33.45 o C. For over period of 75 days, the cumulative biogas produced from the wastes was 156.25 litres. The percentage of the methane component of produced biogas was 52.3% .The biogas from the seeded rice husk was combustible on the 45 th day.

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Characterization of Biogas Produced from Rice Husks and Algae using a Metal Fixed-Dome Biodigester. (2014). Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 14(G1), 1-8. https://www.journalofscience.org/index.php/GJSFR/article/view/1264

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