Journal of Engineering Researcher and Lecturer
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Regular Issue

Analysis of the difference in biogas volume between continuous and semi-continuous systems

Afisna, Lathifa Putri (Unknown)
Rahadi, Bagas Nugroho Jati (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Nov 2022

Abstract

The increasing demand for energy, driven by population growth and reduced sources of oil reserves, puts pressure on every country to produce and use renewable energy as a substitute. One of the alternative energy sources is biogas, which is produced using EM4 bacteria that balance microorganisms. In this study, microorganism inoculants consisting of 90% Lactobacillus, produced from cow dung, were accommodated in an HDPE plastic container with a volume of 1 m3. Data collection was carried out from the first to the fourteenth day, with pressure data retrieved using a pressure gauge, temperature data retrieved using a thermometer gun, and the volume of biogas measured using an Arduino-based flow meter. The study found that a 1x1 meter HDPE polymer container can accommodate a maximum biogas volume of 208.12 liters. In the non-continuous system, the volume of biogas produced is not stable. The total volume of biogas produced before going through the filter for 14 days was 1075.12 liters with an average volume of 76.79 liters/day, while the total volume of biogas that had been through the filter for 14 days was 995.71 liters with an average volume of 71.12 liters/day.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jerel

Publisher

Subject

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Education Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Description

The Journal of Engineering Researcher and Lecturer is dedicated as a forum for researchers and lecturers around the world to report the research results. All papers are peer-reviewed by at least two referees. The scope includes technological and learning innovation in engineering (miscellaneous). ...