by Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar 1,* , Kiman Silas 2 and Mohammed Modu Aji 2
1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Modibbo Adama University (MAU), P.M.B 2076, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences, Volume 1, Issue 4, Page # 93-118, 2022; DOI: 10.55708/js0104013
Keywords: Biogas, Biodigester, Pretreatment, Anaerobic digestion, Feedstock type
Received: 07 February 2022, Received: 11 March 2022, Accepted: 03 April 2022, Published Online: 12 April 2022
APA Style
Abubakar, A. M., Silas, K., & Aji, M. M. (2022, April). An Elaborate Breakdown of the Essentials of Biogas Production. Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences, 1(4), 93–118. https://doi.org/10.55708/js0104013
Chicago/Turabian Style
Abubakar, Abdulhalim Musa, Kiman Silas, and Mohammed Modu Aji. “An Elaborate Breakdown of the Essentials of Biogas Production.” Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences 1, no. 4 (April 2022): 93–118. https://doi.org/10.55708/js0104013.
IEEE Style
A. M. Abubakar, K. Silas, and M. M. Aji, “An Elaborate Breakdown of the Essentials of Biogas Production,” Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 93–118, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.55708/js0104013.
World search for ways to properly manage rural and urban waste generated on daily basis from domestic and industrial buildings, perhaps leads to the adoption of the anaerobic digestion (AD) systems. The system utilizes microorganisms such as viruses, fungi, helminths, bacteria and protozoa to degrade waste so as to generate useful by-products such as biogas, used in heating, lighting and as fuel. Research on ways to effectively generate biogas from different feedstock had been serious in recent years, especially the study of the process kinetics to maximize production. This review seeks to provide details on feedstock type, pretreatment, substrate degradation, biogas properties, biogas utilization and factors influencing its production. Conclusion is drawn, noting that maximum biogas yield can only be obtained if the production parameters are carefully selected. Pressure being among the factors affecting the microclimate of digesters, is often uncontrolled in most biogas production facilities being slightly above the atmospheric pressure. Recent findings shows that biogas/methane amounts is increased with decreased internal gas pressure and could be a new efficient and effective process control strategy together with pH and temperature. This work will equip researchers and biogas plant developers with the rudiments of the technology which will eliminate the lack of technological know-how often experienced in some realms; in order to breach the gap in production and create a balance between waste generation, recycle and reuse.
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