Biogas Production from Kitchen Waste Using Flexible Balloon Digester

A.K. Kurchania; Dinesh Kannor; P.M. Kapurkar

doi:10.52151/jae2015524.1589

Authors

A.K. Kurchania Department of Renewable Energy Sources, College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan. Author
Dinesh Kannor Department of Renewable Energy Sources, College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan. Author
P.M. Kapurkar Department of Renewable Energy Sources, College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52151/jae2015524.1589

Keywords:

Flexible balloon digester, kitchen waste, bio-methanation, biogas

Abstract

Flexible balloon biogas plant based on kitchen waste was designed and installed for environmental-friendly disposal of around 250 kg waste generated per day in the kitchen of student mess at Sainik School, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. The digester balloon having volume of 25 m3 was fabricated with high tenacity rubberized nylon fabric coated with hypalon on outer and neoprene on inner surface. A stirring unit was provided for mixing the digested slurry inside the digester with the compressed biogas. Average biogas generated was 0.0439 m3.kg-1 dry matter having methane and carbon di-oxide about 67.70% and 32.30%, respectively.

Author Biography

P.M. Kapurkar, Department of Renewable Energy Sources, College of Technology and Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan.

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