Techniques for the Formulation of Cooking Gas by The Conversion of Solid Waste, Cow Dung and Independent Leaf Using a Mini Plant Design.

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      author = {Ibiam Prince Amauche, Ezeamama lilian},
      title = {Techniques for the Formulation of Cooking Gas by The Conversion of Solid Waste, Cow Dung and Independent Leaf Using a Mini Plant Design.},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {9},
      number = {4},
      pages = {2077-2090},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1711557.pdf},
      abstract = {In these research present Techniques for the formulation of cooking gas by the conversion of solid waste, cow dung and independent leaf using a mini plant design, scenario of dwindling petroleum resources and global warming, exploring other avenues for eco-friendly fuels became pivotal. Biogas which is a clean and environmentally friendly fuel emerged as one of the potential alternative fuels. The aim of this research was to provide a detailed analysis of the design and formulation of 200 litres capacity mini plant for cooking gas generation. To establish this, design considerations covering the volume of the mini plant, gas filtering, gas storage tank, and gas hose were developed considering the shape of the plant. The digestion chamber of the mini plant under study was techniques for the formulation using high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic, while the inlet and outlet chambers was incorporated in the tank using cap, coupled tap, and nozzle. The research case study of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Uli Farm Environment was selected for the collection of cow dung and independent leaf. This was used to investigate the performance of the plant. In this research, the experiment was carried out under mesophilic temperature (25oC – 40oC). Results obtained from the research showed a volumetric cooking gas yield of 2.80, 3.52, 4.20, 5.40, 7.20, and 10.70 litres from the first week to the fifth week's making a total cooking gas yield of 31.82 litres at a retention time of sixth weeks. The raw cooking gas was made free of impurities such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, and water vapour using water, steel wool, and silica gel. The study also finds out that the heating efficiency of the raw cooking gas for boiling 200ml of water were 35, 20.33,8.20, and 6.31 minutes from the second weeks to the fifth week’s while that of purified cooking gas were 31.5, 16.53, 12.50, and 2.46 minutes from second week to the sixth week’s respectively. The developed mini plant has been found to be appropriate for cooking gas production using cow dung as substrate.},
      keywords = {Techniques, Formulation, Cooking Gas, Solid Waste, Cow Dung, Mini Plant Design.},
      month = {October},
  }