Production of Biogas from an Agro-industrial Waste and its Characteristics

Authors

  • K. Iqbal CEPS, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
  • T. Aftab CEPS, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
  • J. Iqbal CEPS, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
  • S. Aslam CEPS, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
  • R. Ahmed CEPS, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i2.17320

Keywords:

Agro industrial waste, Molasses, Methanogen, Anaerobic digestion, Biogas production.

Abstract

Molasses is a significant by-product of sugar industry and can be used as substrate in anaerobic digestion process for biogas production. Molasses was diluted ten time; inoculated by methane producing bacteria, mixed thoroughly in 2 liter batch bioreactor, kept at 370C for 15 days under anaerobic conditions for biogas yield. pH in the process was monitored three times a day. Total solids, volatile solids and COD were measured at alternate days. The gas production was measured by water displacement method. Ten times diluted molasses under anaerobic conditions, in the presence of methane producing bacteria was converted to 6.55 dm3/kg of biogas or 3.93 dm3/kg CH4 and 0.144 kWh electricity.

 

Keywords: Agro industrial waste; Molasses; Methanogen; Anaerobic digestion; Biogas production.

© 2014 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i2.17320

J. Sci. Res. 6 (2), 347-357 (2014)

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Author Biographies

K. Iqbal, CEPS, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)

Environmental chemistry

T. Aftab, CEPS, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)

Chemist

J. Iqbal, CEPS, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)

Chemist

S. Aslam, CEPS, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)

Microbilogist

R. Ahmed, CEPS, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)

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Published

2014-04-24

How to Cite

Iqbal, K., Aftab, T., Iqbal, J., Aslam, S., & Ahmed, R. (2014). Production of Biogas from an Agro-industrial Waste and its Characteristics. Journal of Scientific Research, 6(2), 347–357. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i2.17320

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Section B: Chemical and Biological Sciences

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