Preliminary Investigation on Production of Biogas from Domestic Sewage

Kwasi-Effah C. Collins; Ebunilo O. Patrick; Ogbeide O. Osarobo

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Preliminary Investigation on Production of Biogas from Domestic Sewage

Kwasi-Effah C. Collins, Ebunilo O. Patrick, Ogbeide O. Osarobo

Published in International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 5, Issue 3)

Received: 3 February 2017 Accepted: 5 May 2017 Published: 27 June 2017

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A domestic biogas digester was used to test the concept of controlled anaerobic digestion. A mixture of 20kg cow dong, 4kg of water hyacinth, and 8 kg of domestic waste, was used to run the test. Result showed that a reasonable amount of biogas is generated on the second day of the test period. However, during the 5th and 7th day of the 10 days test period, biogas production was at its peak. The design is simple and easy to use. This design is capable of enabling the layman grasp the function and theory behind each component of the design with only a small amount of guidance. The idea here is to encourage people looking at the design to think and understand the requirements of controlled anaerobic digestion and the continuous flow model.

Published in	International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmea.20170503.17
Page(s)	182-185
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Biogas, Renewable Energy, Anaerobic Digestion, Domestic Digester, Mixture, Production

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Kwasi-Effah C. Collins, Ebunilo O. Patrick, Ogbeide O. Osarobo. (2017). Preliminary Investigation on Production of Biogas from Domestic Sewage. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications, 5(3), 182-185. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmea.20170503.17

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Kwasi-Effah C. Collins; Ebunilo O. Patrick; Ogbeide O. Osarobo. Preliminary Investigation on Production of Biogas from Domestic Sewage. Int. J. Mech. Eng. Appl. 2017, 5(3), 182-185. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20170503.17

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Kwasi-Effah C. Collins, Ebunilo O. Patrick, Ogbeide O. Osarobo. Preliminary Investigation on Production of Biogas from Domestic Sewage. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2017;5(3):182-185. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20170503.17

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Kwasi-Effah C. Collins

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Ebunilo O. Patrick

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Ogbeide O. Osarobo

Department of Production Engineering, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

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Kwasi-Effah C. Collins; Ebunilo O. Patrick; Ogbeide O. Osarobo. Preliminary Investigation on Production of Biogas from Domestic Sewage. Int. J. Mech. Eng. Appl. 2017, 5(3), 182-185. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20170503.17

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Kwasi-Effah C. Collins, Ebunilo O. Patrick, Ogbeide O. Osarobo. Preliminary Investigation on Production of Biogas from Domestic Sewage. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2017;5(3):182-185. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20170503.17

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