Explain the construction, working, advantages and disadvantages of a floating drum biogas plants.

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Q1. Explain the construction, working, advantages and disadvantages of a floating drum biogas plants.

Biogas (Composition and Properties)
Dry Process
• Biomass is organic matter
produced by aquatic
(water plants), terrestrial
(land plants and their
Composition
• These materials are collected while residue is left
• Biofuels can be produced by heating dry wood.
• 55-70% methane
behind.
* 30-45% Carbon dioxide
• Small pieces of dry wood are taken in the reactor
• This method has been used to get charcoal.
* Small amounts of N, Hz and H,S
Properties
• Biogas is lighter than air
• Its ignition temperature is 700Cº. Flame
vessel and heated in the absence of air.
derivatives.
• At low temperature (around 500°C) liquid fuel is
• Waste from animals,
* At high temperature, cellulose and lignin break
produced while at high temperatures (around
plants, industries and
down into simple materials.
1000°C) a mixture of gases is obtained.
agriculture is called
temperature is 870C
biomass.
* Its calorific value is 4713 Kcal/m³
Advantages and Applications of Biogas Advantages and Applications of Biogas
Process of Biogas Generation
Process of Biogas Generation
Technology
Technology
CRGANC
Fodder
• It can be used as fuel for cooking and lighting.
• Residue of biomass can be used as fertilizer.
• It burms without smoke and does not cause any
• Residue of biomass is rich in proteins and
BIOGAS
STORE
Dung
&urine
Cooking
lighting
Bio-
fertiliser
eye or lung diseases.
can be used as animal food.
BIOGAS
• It keeps the environment clean
O This produces blogas
(a renewable natural gas)
which is cleaned
compressed and sert to
a CHP plant.
• It can be used as a fuel in place of diesel and
we can save around 80% diesel in this way.
DIGESTER TANK
BIODIGESTER
Landfill Gas Based Power GenerationLandfill Gas Based Power Generation
• Landfill gas is produced by the anacrobic
Process of Biogas Generation
• The process is done in a digester which has a
• Biogas can be produced by 2 ways
(i) Wet Process (ii) Dry Process
stirrer and heating system.
• The biogas produced in the digester is collected
decomposition of organic matter from municipal
Landfiling waste and biogas recovery
and industrial wastes.
from the top.
() Wet process (Anaerobic Digestion or Fermentation)
• Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion or
• The residue of biomass is rich in protein and can
fermentation.
be used as a fertilizer and animal food.
• The process is done by bacteria.
• They break down animal dung(waste) or green
plants without oxygen.
* At 35°C, complete decomposition of animal or
TONTEN
human waste completes in 10 days.
Transcribed Image Text:Biogas (Composition and Properties) Dry Process • Biomass is organic matter produced by aquatic (water plants), terrestrial (land plants and their Composition • These materials are collected while residue is left • Biofuels can be produced by heating dry wood. • 55-70% methane behind. * 30-45% Carbon dioxide • Small pieces of dry wood are taken in the reactor • This method has been used to get charcoal. * Small amounts of N, Hz and H,S Properties • Biogas is lighter than air • Its ignition temperature is 700Cº. Flame vessel and heated in the absence of air. derivatives. • At low temperature (around 500°C) liquid fuel is • Waste from animals, * At high temperature, cellulose and lignin break produced while at high temperatures (around plants, industries and down into simple materials. 1000°C) a mixture of gases is obtained. agriculture is called temperature is 870C biomass. * Its calorific value is 4713 Kcal/m³ Advantages and Applications of Biogas Advantages and Applications of Biogas Process of Biogas Generation Process of Biogas Generation Technology Technology CRGANC Fodder • It can be used as fuel for cooking and lighting. • Residue of biomass can be used as fertilizer. • It burms without smoke and does not cause any • Residue of biomass is rich in proteins and BIOGAS STORE Dung &urine Cooking lighting Bio- fertiliser eye or lung diseases. can be used as animal food. BIOGAS • It keeps the environment clean O This produces blogas (a renewable natural gas) which is cleaned compressed and sert to a CHP plant. • It can be used as a fuel in place of diesel and we can save around 80% diesel in this way. DIGESTER TANK BIODIGESTER Landfill Gas Based Power GenerationLandfill Gas Based Power Generation • Landfill gas is produced by the anacrobic Process of Biogas Generation • The process is done in a digester which has a • Biogas can be produced by 2 ways (i) Wet Process (ii) Dry Process stirrer and heating system. • The biogas produced in the digester is collected decomposition of organic matter from municipal Landfiling waste and biogas recovery and industrial wastes. from the top. () Wet process (Anaerobic Digestion or Fermentation) • Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion or • The residue of biomass is rich in protein and can fermentation. be used as a fertilizer and animal food. • The process is done by bacteria. • They break down animal dung(waste) or green plants without oxygen. * At 35°C, complete decomposition of animal or TONTEN human waste completes in 10 days.
Composition of Landfill Gas
Advantages and Applications of Landfill
Gas
S.No
Component
Composition by
* 1 illion tonnes of MSW can produce 1.7-2.5
Volume
1
Methane (CH,)
35-55%
million m' of methane.
• This methane can run an engine of 850-1250
2
Carbon Dioxide
30-44%
(CO.)
Nitrogen (N;)
kW power to produce 65s00-10000 MWh
3
5-25%
electricity per year.
Oxygen (O,)
0-6%
Transcribed Image Text:Composition of Landfill Gas Advantages and Applications of Landfill Gas S.No Component Composition by * 1 illion tonnes of MSW can produce 1.7-2.5 Volume 1 Methane (CH,) 35-55% million m' of methane. • This methane can run an engine of 850-1250 2 Carbon Dioxide 30-44% (CO.) Nitrogen (N;) kW power to produce 65s00-10000 MWh 3 5-25% electricity per year. Oxygen (O,) 0-6%
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