Title:
Utilization of Non-Traditional Biomass for Biogas Production
Author(s):
Gupta, A., Sharma, S., Vijay, V.K.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
Agricultural sector has the potential for development of one of the major sources of renewable energy, i.e. biofuels. The country India supports the production of several non-edible oilseeds. The extracted non edible oils are used for the production of biodiesel and the by-product glycerol is converted to various value added products. After the expulsion of oil, approximately 60% is left as the de-oiled seed cake which although being rich in nutrients, is generally regarded as a waste because of its toxic components. The present paper summarizes data on the use of such non-edible oilseed cakes along with some other non-traditional agricultural biomass for biogas production. The paper also deals with the results of the experiments performed with raw and detoxified Madhuca indica cake for biogas production. Detoxification with simple water treatments gave significant reduction in the toxins (saponins). For biogas experiment, different treatments consisting of various proportions of cake and CD were studied. Maximum biogas production of 379±3.6 L/Kg TS having 55-57 % methane was obtained with the treatment 50 (DMC): 50 (CD). This gave an increase of 93.36 % over CD, along with 58.66% and 71.33% reduction in TS and VS, respectively.
Keywords:
biogas, oilseeds, Mahua, oilseed cake, detoxified
Topic:
Processes for Fuels from Biomass
Subtopic:
Production and supply of gaseous biofuels
Event:
19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
VP3.4.4
Pages:
2088 - 2094
ISBN-13:
978-88-89407-55-4
ISBN-10:
88-89407-55-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-VP3.4.4
Price:
FREE
