Research Article

Model study of the effects of temperature variability on biogas production from cow dung and chicken droppings

Alfa M. I.1*, Igboro S. B.2, Wamyil F. B.1, Shaibu-Imodagbe E. M.2, Ishaq A.3
1 Department of Civil Engineering, University of Jos
2 Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
3 Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria
* Corresponding author: meshilalfa@gmail.com
Published: Jun, 2016
Pages: 74-80

Abstract

The pressure upon many nations of the world especially in the developing economies is the attainment of the Sustainable Development goals, one of which is Environmental Sustainability. A shift from fossil fuel to renewable alternative energy such as biogas has been identified as a key strategy for attaining this. The production of biogas from various substrates via anaerobic digestion has been extensively explored. The influence of variability in ambient and digester temperatures on biogas production from cow dung and chicken droppings was explored in this study. Anaerobic digestion of Cow dung and Chicken droppings for the production of high-quality biogas was carried out at average ambient temperatures of 20.45±4 oC and 37.00±3 oC. The total biogas production for Cow dung and Chicken droppings were respectively 0.035444 m3 and 0.210984 m3 for the first temperature range and 0.183471 m3 and 0.321066 m3 for the second temperature range. The results of the daily and cumulative biogas production where subjected to the Modified Gompertz model. The total biogas yield for Cow dung and Chicken droppings based on the Modified Gompertz equation were respectively 0.0374 m3 and 0.217 m3 for the first temperature range and 0.181 m3 and 0.322 m3 for the second temperature range. This study demonstrated that there is a clear variation in the volume of biogas produced at lower and higher temperatures within the mesophilic range

Keywords

Biogas Chicken droppings Cow dung Gompertz equation Mesophilic Temperature

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How to Cite

I., A. M., B., I. S., B., W. F., M., S. E., & A., I. (2016). Model study of the effects of temperature variability on biogas production from cow dung and chicken droppings. Nigerian Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 7(1), 74-80.

A. M. I., I. S. B., W. F. B., S. E. M., and I. A., "Model study of the effects of temperature variability on biogas production from cow dung and chicken droppings," Nigerian Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 74-80, June 2016.

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