| Autor: |
M. O. Jimoh, J. O. Babatola |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nigerian Journal of Technological Development, Vol 15, Iss 3 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2437-2110 |
| Popis: |
Availability of Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) has increased due to the increase in the number of cottage oil palm processing industries in developing countries. A quest for clean energy from bio-waste is also on the increase. This study aims at investigating the biogas generating capacity of de-oiled PKC and its corresponding methane content. De-oiled PKC and a mixture of de-oiled PKC and fresh sugar cane chips were used as the two bio-feed samples in a laboratory anaerobic digestion set up. A theoretical approach was also used to determine the expected methane content in the biogas. Laboratory results for de-oiled PKC gave the volume by weight of bio-feed for biogas and methane to be 12.7 ml/g and 4.2 ml/g respectively and that of the combination of de-oiled PKC and fresh sugar cane chips to be 3.15 ml/g and 1.25 ml/g respectively. The measured methane composition for de-oiled PKC and that of the combination of de-oiled PKC and fresh sugar cane chips to be 33% and 40% respectively while the theoretical estimates were 33.5% and 41.1% respectively. The study shows that de-oiled palm kernel cake has biogas/methane generation potential whose quality can be improved by the addition of other biogas producing wastes. |
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