AN EXPERIMENTATION ON BIOGAS GENERATION FROM DIFFERENT DOMESTIC ANIMAL DUNGS FOR NIGERIAN HOUSEHOLD ENERGY NEEDS

Maureen E. Omorogbe, Akhere M. Ekhomun, Bida Ehigiamusoe

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The issue of energy sources and supply is a major concern in both Nigeria and globally, encompassing challenges such as scarcity, limited availability, and environmental impacts. Progress has been achieved in developing a more eco-friendly fuel source, offering potential benefits for domestic, industrial, and commercial applications.This research was aimed at the experimentation of Biogas Generation from Different Domestic Animal Dungs for Nigerian Household Energy Needs. This was done by preparing an anaerobic digester for batch reactor studies and to develop an appropriate technology for the production of biogas from the solid waste in which Four reactors were prepared using same proportions of animal waste (dung) and other materials. Reactor RI was setup using poultry litter. R2 was prepared using cow dung, R3 was pig dung and R4 was Goat/Sheep dung.The ratio for each combination was 1:1, in which 4 kg of each  animal dung was mixed with 4 kg of water before being introduced into the anaerobic digesters.  From the experiment conducted, Poultry droppings showed a shorter lag phase and hydraulic retention time (HRT) compared to cow dungs, goat/sheep dungs, and pig dungs with pig dungs showing a more extended lag phase and HRT. This indicates that the co-digestion of poultry droppings is more rapid than that of cow dungs, goat/sheep dungs, and pig dungs. Also, the cumulative daily gas production rates for the digestion of poultry droppings, cow dungs, goat/sheep dungs, and pig dungs resulted in a total biogas yield of 3046 g, 2298 g, 2792 g, and 2226 g, respectively. This shows that Co-digesting domestic animal wastes such as poultry droppings, cow dungs, goat/sheep dungs, and pig dungs is a viable method for producing biogas.


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