Improving biogas yield via poultry droppings doped with plantain peels

Mabel K; Amabogha B; Adepoju T. F

doi:10.30574/gjeta.2023.15.3.0094

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Improving biogas yield via poultry droppings doped with plantain peels

Mabel K ^{1, *}, Amabogha B ² and Adepoju T. F ¹

1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Delta State University of Science & Technology Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria.

2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Research Article

Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2023, 15(03), 038–050.

Article DOI: 10.30574/gjeta.2023.15.3.0094

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/gjeta.2023.15.3.0094

Publication history

Received on 15 April 2023; revised on 03 June 2023; accepted on 06 June 2023

Abstract

This research work investigates biogas production from poultry droppings mixed with plantain peels and poultry droppings without plantain peels and its statistical analysis using Microsoft excel and a four factor response surface methodology (RSM). Chemical and proximate compositions of digestate were carried out with the aids to determine the potential use for agricultural purposes. Result obtained from poultry droppings mixed with plantain peels and poultry droppings without mixing with plantain peels indicates the maximum biogas yield as 3.06 x 10-2 and 2.42 x 10-2 m3/day respectively. Analysis of variance of regression equation shows the coefficient of determination (R2) of 99.67% and 99.98% respectively. Ambient, slurry, gas layer and interface between slurry and gas layer temperatures were measured during the fermentation process and were found to be within the mesophilic temperature range. Chemical and proximate compositions of the digestates show that it could be used as replacement for biological fertilizers. Therefore, it can be concluded that mixing plantain peels with poultry droppings increased the biogas volume.

Keywords

Plantain peels; Poultry droppings; Biogas; Statistical analysis; Microsoft Excel; Chemical; Proximate composition

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Mabel K, Amabogha B and Adepoju T. F. Improving biogas yield via poultry droppings doped with plantain peels. Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2023, 15(3), 038-050. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/gjeta.2023.15.3.0094

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