Simplified Mathematical Model for Quantitative Analysis of Biogas Production Rate in a Continuous Digester

Wiratni Budhijanto; Chandra Wahyu Purnomo; Nobel Christian Siregar

doi:10.4186/ej.2012.16.5.167

Simplified Mathematical Model for Quantitative Analysis of Biogas Production Rate in a Continuous Digester

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Wiratni Budhijanto Gadjah Mada University
Chandra Wahyu Purnomo Gadjah Mada University
Nobel Christian Siregar Gadjah Mada University

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https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2012.16.5.167

Abstract

Experiments were conducted in a horizontal continuous biodigester constructed of 12" ID PVC pipe of 4 m, 5 m, and 6 m length to produce biogas from cow manure slurry. Mathematical models were developed based on simplified mechanism of anaerobic digestion of organic matters. The data from field experiments were used to fit the mathematical model for predicting the rate of biogas production and the selectivity of methane production over carbon dioxide formation. The mathematical models described in this paper were reasonably good to fit the experimental data. Selectivity of methane over carbon dioxide was significantly affected by the ratio of water and manure in the slurry. Conversion could be increased by recycling a portion of the sludge from the biodigester effluent.

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Wiratni Budhijanto
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Research Group Science for the Community, Laboratory of Food and Bioprocess Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Gadjah Mada University, Jl. Grafika 2, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia

Chandra Wahyu Purnomo
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Research Group Science for the Community, Laboratory of Food and Bioprocess Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Gadjah Mada University, Jl. Grafika 2, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia

Nobel Christian Siregar
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Research Group Science for the Community, Laboratory of Food and Bioprocess Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Gadjah Mada University, Jl. Grafika 2, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia

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Vol 16 No 5, Jul 5, 2012

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W. Budhijanto, C. W. Purnomo, and N. C. Siregar, “Simplified Mathematical Model for Quantitative Analysis of Biogas Production Rate in a Continuous Digester”, Eng. J., vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 167-176, Jul. 2012.

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