TY - GEN
T1 - Biogas Production Potential of Cocoa Pod Co-Digested with Poultry Manure at Mesophilic Temperature
AU - Adebayo, Ademola Oyejide
AU - Ahmed, Noor
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2018/9/28
Y1 - 2018/9/28
N2 - Biogas, the gas produced through the breaking down of organic matter by bacterial in an oxygen free environment is beginning to gain ground these days. This is because of its ability to proffer solution to the age long problem associated with the use of conventional energy sources in form of air pollution which always lead to complex health challenges. Besides, fossil fuel prices keep fluctuating and fast depleting indicating that it is not sustainable. To this end, biogas was produced from the co-digestion of cocoa pod with poultry waste at ratio 1:1 using their organic dry matter contents. The experiment was conducted using a continuously stirred tank reactor operated at mesophilic temperature (37°C) commencing with Organic Loading Rate (OLR) of 0.5 goTS/I.d and increasing it by 0.5goTS/I.d weekly until an OLR of 2.0goTS/I.d was reached. At this point, the reactor was adjudged failing since biogas production began to decrease with increase in OLR from 1.5 goTS/I.d. At OLR of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 goTS/I.d, biogas yields were 0.0289, 0.762, 1.579 and 1.057 m3/kgoDM respectively. The corresponding methane (CH4) concentrations at OLR0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 goTS/I.d were 58.9, 68.9, 78.0 and 62.5% respectively. The result obtained as established co-digestion of cocoa pod with poultry was as an alternative root out of increasing energy demand of the African populace.
AB - Biogas, the gas produced through the breaking down of organic matter by bacterial in an oxygen free environment is beginning to gain ground these days. This is because of its ability to proffer solution to the age long problem associated with the use of conventional energy sources in form of air pollution which always lead to complex health challenges. Besides, fossil fuel prices keep fluctuating and fast depleting indicating that it is not sustainable. To this end, biogas was produced from the co-digestion of cocoa pod with poultry waste at ratio 1:1 using their organic dry matter contents. The experiment was conducted using a continuously stirred tank reactor operated at mesophilic temperature (37°C) commencing with Organic Loading Rate (OLR) of 0.5 goTS/I.d and increasing it by 0.5goTS/I.d weekly until an OLR of 2.0goTS/I.d was reached. At this point, the reactor was adjudged failing since biogas production began to decrease with increase in OLR from 1.5 goTS/I.d. At OLR of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 goTS/I.d, biogas yields were 0.0289, 0.762, 1.579 and 1.057 m3/kgoDM respectively. The corresponding methane (CH4) concentrations at OLR0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 goTS/I.d were 58.9, 68.9, 78.0 and 62.5% respectively. The result obtained as established co-digestion of cocoa pod with poultry was as an alternative root out of increasing energy demand of the African populace.
KW - Biogas
KW - Organic loading rate
KW - co-digestion
KW - mesophilic temperature
KW - methane
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055892511&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IRSEC.2017.8477384
DO - 10.1109/IRSEC.2017.8477384
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85055892511
T3 - Proceedings of 2017 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2017
BT - Proceedings of 2017 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2017
A2 - Zaz, Youssef
A2 - Essaaidi, Mohamed
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 5th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2017
Y2 - 4 December 2017 through 7 December 2017
ER -
