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Synergetic Effect of Temperature and Partial Digestion of Cellulose on Conventional Biogas Production Rate

Year 2013, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 341 - 346, 01.06.2013

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In India and several other developing countries, small towns and village are using biogas for fulfillment of their daily household burning and electricity production. In biogas plant cattle dung is a key ingredient, along with other organic feedstocks. Cellulose containing feedstocks are one of the most commonly used and highly accepted substrate for methanogenesis. Degradation of cellulose under anaerobic conditions is a very slow process and results into lower production rate of gas. Therefore, an attempt was made to increase the rate of biogas production by providing partially digested cellulose rich feedstock to the fermentor vessel. Digestion was carried out by extracellular enzymes produced by thermophiles. The vessels were incubated at different temperatures to determine the effects of temperature on rate of methanogenesis. As a result of the study, it was found that the fermentor vessels fed with partially digested cellulose and thermophiles have great potential to produce significantly higher quantity of biogas at 55OC in half the incubation time required by conventional method. Rate of gas production under such conditions was found more than double in many cases. Not only this, a direct relationship was also observed between the rate of cellulose degradation and production of biogas.

Year 2013, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 341 - 346, 01.06.2013

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Primary Language English
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Hardik R Gohel This is me

Sandip K Ghosh This is me

Vincent J Braganza This is me

Publication Date June 1, 2013
Published in Issue Year 2013 Volume: 3 Issue: 2

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APA Gohel, H. R., Ghosh, S. K., & Braganza, V. J. (2013). Synergetic Effect of Temperature and Partial Digestion of Cellulose on Conventional Biogas Production Rate. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research, 3(2), 341-346.
AMA Gohel HR, Ghosh SK, Braganza VJ. Synergetic Effect of Temperature and Partial Digestion of Cellulose on Conventional Biogas Production Rate. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research. June 2013;3(2):341-346.
Chicago Gohel, Hardik R, Sandip K Ghosh, and Vincent J Braganza. “Synergetic Effect of Temperature and Partial Digestion of Cellulose on Conventional Biogas Production Rate”. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research 3, no. 2 (June 2013): 341-46.
EndNote Gohel HR, Ghosh SK, Braganza VJ (June 1, 2013) Synergetic Effect of Temperature and Partial Digestion of Cellulose on Conventional Biogas Production Rate. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research 3 2 341–346.
IEEE H. R. Gohel, S. K. Ghosh, and V. J. Braganza, “Synergetic Effect of Temperature and Partial Digestion of Cellulose on Conventional Biogas Production Rate”, International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 341–346, 2013.
ISNAD Gohel, Hardik R et al. “Synergetic Effect of Temperature and Partial Digestion of Cellulose on Conventional Biogas Production Rate”. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research 3/2 (June 2013), 341-346.
JAMA Gohel HR, Ghosh SK, Braganza VJ. Synergetic Effect of Temperature and Partial Digestion of Cellulose on Conventional Biogas Production Rate. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research. 2013;3:341–346.
MLA Gohel, Hardik R et al. “Synergetic Effect of Temperature and Partial Digestion of Cellulose on Conventional Biogas Production Rate”. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research, vol. 3, no. 2, 2013, pp. 341-6.
Vancouver Gohel HR, Ghosh SK, Braganza VJ. Synergetic Effect of Temperature and Partial Digestion of Cellulose on Conventional Biogas Production Rate. International Journal Of Renewable Energy Research. 2013;3(2):341-6.