TY - JOUR
TI - Analysis of biogas production through anaerobics digestion using cow dung and various co-substrates
AU - Dhanapal Thamilselvan
AU - Mariyappan Kannan
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2016
VL - 20
IS - 14
SP - 1111
EP - 1117
PT - Article
AB - Biodegradable waste is a sustainable energy resource. In coming years biogas  technology can be very useful worldwide, since biogas can be obtained from  biodegradable waste material. This technology is based on waste reduction and  also is helpful in the clean-up process of India. In this experiment, we have  made single-phase biogas set-ups by using two-liter bottles. The fermentation  time of the anaerobic digestion for the efficient use of gas as a fuel is  about sixteen days. In our biogas digester set-ups for waste decomposion  anaerobic co-digestion process is utilized. The primary feed stock is cow  dung, whereas the grass, fruit, and vegetable waste are used as co-subtracts.  The pH value was maintained at the range level of 6.5 to 6.9. The output  biogas yield was 1.59 ml, 1.28 ml, 1.03 ml, and 0.95 ml, within an  approximate period of sixteen days. Biogas obtained from cow dung and grass  waste is almost identical as biogas obtained from the experimental set-up 1  (pure cow dung). Main performance characteristics of biogas formation were  presented in this paper. In order to analyze a daily biogas formation, the pH  value, temperature, and hydraulic retention time were changed in this  experiment.