Development and optimization of a smart system for the production of biogas using poultry and pig dung.
Daniyan, I.A. Daniyan, O.L. Abiona, O.H. Mpofu, K.
Daniyan, I.A.
Daniyan, O.L.
Abiona, O.H.
Mpofu, K.
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Abstract
Energy is crucial to the development of any nation. In addition to the various sources being developed in the world, the interest of man is shifting towards renewable energy. This project entails the development of a waste-to-energy conversion system using the anaerobic digestion of blend of poultry and pig dung to produce biogas for cooking, generation of electrical energy and organic fertilizers for households and agricultural purposes. The materials employed include galvanized steel sheets which is used for the fabrication of the digester and gasometer body because of its high resistance to biological corrosion, pipes and fittings for the control of the flow of materials, fibre glass for maintaining a constant temperature of the system, a sparkles electric motor which is used to drive the mixer and a 220 V air compressor which is used for compressing the produced biogas into the gasometer. The plant is designed using Solidworks and a monitoring unit is incorporated into the system comprising of an Arduino Uno Microcontroller which is connected to a pressure sensor, pH sensor and a temperature sensor in order to monitor the process parameters of the developed biogas plant. The results obtained validate the direct relationship between organic loading rate and biogas production. It also show the interaction between temperature and pressure, temperature and pH, pH and pressure. The work has been able to lay a foundation for studies on biogas production using sensors and continuous parameter monitoring. It has also laid a foundation for research work by developing a small scale biogas system for experimental purposes.
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2nd International Conference on Sustainable Materials Processing and Manufacturing (SMPM 2019).
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2019-01-01
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Elsevier
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Anaerobic, Animal waste, Digestion, Energy, Micro controller