Biogas Production: A Comparative Study of Chicken Droppings (Poultry Waste) and Banana Peels as the Gas Source

Biogas has been increasingly used in generating energy in the deregulated energy market. Biogas production has been identified as a sustainable approach to mitigating the effect of climate change and global warming. This work conducted a comparative study of biogas production from poultry waste (Chi...

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Main Authors: Abdullahi Usman, Tijjani Ali, Khalifa Aliyu Ibrahim, Magaji Ismail
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Language:English
Published: Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences 2023-04-01
Series:African Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://asr.nsps.org.ng/index.php/asr/article/view/71
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Khalifa Aliyu Ibrahim
Magaji Ismail
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Magaji Ismail
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description Biogas has been increasingly used in generating energy in the deregulated energy market. Biogas production has been identified as a sustainable approach to mitigating the effect of climate change and global warming. This work conducted a comparative study of biogas production from poultry waste (Chicken droppings) and banana peels under the same operating conditions. 100g of each sample was mixed with 200cm³ of water for poultry waste and 400cm³ for banana peels and loaded into four cylindrical digesters. Each container was shaken to ensure a homogenous mixture and fermentation. Biogas was measured using the water displacement method for 14 days at an average of 27.7oC. The pH, temperature, and concentration were observed to affect biogas production. Within 14 days, 1556cm3 and 755cm3 of biogas were produced for poultry waste and banana peels. This shows that poultry waste produces more biogas than banana peels. Hence, it can be deduced that poultry waste is potentially a more promising feedstock for biogas production than banana peels; and can provide an alternative energy source for the local community in place of the conventional fossil fuel source.
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spelling doaj.art-d3c4998458f14ed8bfd0d413f0c485832024-02-04T08:39:16ZengNigerian Society of Physical SciencesAfrican Scientific Reports2955-16252955-16172023-04-01717110.46481/asr.2023.2.1.7171Biogas Production: A Comparative Study of Chicken Droppings (Poultry Waste) and Banana Peels as the Gas SourceAbdullahi Usman0Tijjani Ali1Khalifa Aliyu Ibrahim2Magaji Ismail3Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry Kaduna State University, Kaduna, NigeriaDepartment of Applied Chemistry Federal University Dutsinma, NigeriaDepartment of Physics Kaduna State University, Kaduna, NigeriaDepartment of Physics Kaduna State University, Kaduna, NigeriaBiogas has been increasingly used in generating energy in the deregulated energy market. Biogas production has been identified as a sustainable approach to mitigating the effect of climate change and global warming. This work conducted a comparative study of biogas production from poultry waste (Chicken droppings) and banana peels under the same operating conditions. 100g of each sample was mixed with 200cm³ of water for poultry waste and 400cm³ for banana peels and loaded into four cylindrical digesters. Each container was shaken to ensure a homogenous mixture and fermentation. Biogas was measured using the water displacement method for 14 days at an average of 27.7oC. The pH, temperature, and concentration were observed to affect biogas production. Within 14 days, 1556cm3 and 755cm3 of biogas were produced for poultry waste and banana peels. This shows that poultry waste produces more biogas than banana peels. Hence, it can be deduced that poultry waste is potentially a more promising feedstock for biogas production than banana peels; and can provide an alternative energy source for the local community in place of the conventional fossil fuel source.https://asr.nsps.org.ng/index.php/asr/article/view/71bioproduct, bio-waste, syngas, bioenergy harvest
spellingShingle Abdullahi Usman
Tijjani Ali
Khalifa Aliyu Ibrahim
Magaji Ismail
Biogas Production: A Comparative Study of Chicken Droppings (Poultry Waste) and Banana Peels as the Gas Source
African Scientific Reports
bioproduct, bio-waste, syngas, bioenergy harvest
title Biogas Production: A Comparative Study of Chicken Droppings (Poultry Waste) and Banana Peels as the Gas Source
title_full Biogas Production: A Comparative Study of Chicken Droppings (Poultry Waste) and Banana Peels as the Gas Source
title_fullStr Biogas Production: A Comparative Study of Chicken Droppings (Poultry Waste) and Banana Peels as the Gas Source
title_full_unstemmed Biogas Production: A Comparative Study of Chicken Droppings (Poultry Waste) and Banana Peels as the Gas Source
title_short Biogas Production: A Comparative Study of Chicken Droppings (Poultry Waste) and Banana Peels as the Gas Source
title_sort biogas production a comparative study of chicken droppings poultry waste and banana peels as the gas source
topic bioproduct, bio-waste, syngas, bioenergy harvest
url https://asr.nsps.org.ng/index.php/asr/article/view/71
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