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PROJECT PRESENTATION

ON

DEVELOPMENT OF BIOGAS BY USING HOSTELS WASTES

GUIDED BY :
Dr. Ashis Kumar Chakraborty
Department Of Mechanical Engineering

SUBMITTED BY :
Kamod Ranjan (BE/6052/15)
Kumar Gaurav (BE/6066/15)
Intekhab Hassan (BE/6067/15)
 CONTENTS
1. Short description of project
2. Project assignment
3. Project objectives:
4. Main Tasks
5. Project resources and costs
6. Project Set-up
7. Slurry Making
8. Caution
Short description of project

 Biogas refers to a mixture of methane (65 %) Carbon dioxide ,Hydrogen and

Hydrogen sulphide produced by the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of
oxygen.

 Biogas can be produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure,
municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste or food waste.

 Here, we are using hostel wastes like green waste, food waste, sewage and plant materials
etc..
 Project assignment

Project start date : July 2018

Project end date : November 2018
Project objectives:
 Study of waste.
Construction of Biogas by using Drum,Pipes &
fasteners.
Constructing fermentation & waste facilities.
 Main Tasks

Project management

Project setup

 Fermentation & waste facilities

Production (one time test production)

 Project resources and costs:
Resource/cost type Specification cost (Rs.)

1. Drum (3) 500 Ltr. 4,000

300 Ltr. 3,500
250 Ltr. 2,500
2. Pipes 2.5” dia 1,500
6” dia 200
3. Water Cup Bowl type 200

4. Fasteners & 1,000

Miscellaneous
 Design & Development

Study of waste:
Components Moisture Heating Value
(%) (MJ/kg)
• Paper, Cardboard 5 17.82
• Wood , Scraps 7 18.20
• Bush & Branches 17 16.61
• Leaves 30 11.40
• Grass 50 8.89
• Garbage 75 4.23
Project Set-up
 Slurry Making
 Collect cow dung, hostel waste and water or urine for the initial filling of the biogas unit. Then,
mix the cow dung and hostel wastes with the water or urine in a separate container(1:1) beside
the unit it attains a porridge-like texture. After mixing, a the volume will be about equal of wastes
and water in litres. Note that the amount of water or urine used depends on texture of the dung,
therefore keep adding water or urine until the mixture is neither too thick nor too watery.

 Close the outlets of the digester and gas holder and then pour the mixture from the inlet on the
side. There will be a discharge from the outlet on the opposite side once the digester is full to
capacity. Then open the outlets for the air to exit from the gasholder completely. Close the outlets
when the gasholder has descended.

 Leave the unit outdoors for 12 hours and the bacteria in the digester will start to work on the
mixture.

 Connect a burner or lamp from the outlet at the base of the digester to tap the gas, a blue flame
will be emitted ready to be used for cooking and lighting on ignition.

 Do not allow the mix simply to run out by fast feeding. Recommended feeding is mixture for
morning and evening.
 Caution

• With agricultural waste and food remains, it is a two-stage process. The

first stage being fermentation, which takes place in a separate vessel.

• the second stage will be feeding of the fermented mass into the digester.
This is done to allow the anaerobic bacteria digest the waste.

• “Here the material has to be chopped into tiny pieces. Later, the chopped
material together with water is poured into a separate vessel. The
fermented mass is then poured in the digester.
 Flowsheet for anaerobic digestion of wastes Methane
Mixed Water,acid
Gas Gases,
organosilicon
Sepration

Mixed gas

Shredding
Pretreatment
Organic feed blending Anaerobic
Water Of
Chemicals Ph Digestion(
feed
adjustment Mesophilic or
Thermophilic)

Digester effluent Recyle

Treatment
discharge According to user liquid
requirements Dewatering

Bio sludge Bio sludge

To disposal (user
requirements)