Widyariset
Vol 17, No 3 (2014): Widyariset

PERANCANGAN TANGKI BIOGAS PORTABEL SEBAGAI SARANA PRODUKSI ENERGI ALTERNATIF DI PEDESAAN

M. C. Tri Atmodjo (Balai Besar Teknologi Pati, Lampung Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi Jln. Z. A. Pagaralam No. 8/36, Bandar Lampung)
Dadang Rosadi (Balai Besar Teknologi Pati, Lampung Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi Jln. Z. A. Pagaralam No. 8/36, Bandar Lampung)
Hardoyo Hardoyo (Balai Besar Teknologi Pati, Lampung Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi Jln. Z. A. Pagaralam No. 8/36, Bandar Lampung)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2014

Abstract

The increasing price of fossil-based energy and the higher amount of its consumption amidst its limited source would be the main reasons to develop some alternative energy from renewable sources. One of such alternative energy sources is the one from biomass waste, which is easy to find in rural areas as well as in animal husbandry. This biogas portable tank is designed for 160 liters of volume and 75% of this volume is filled with slurry which composes 1 part of cow manure and 1 part of fresh water. The Hydrolysis Retention Time of this slurry is about 20 days and everyday 14.5 liters of old slurry is replaced with the new one and will produce biogas by about 0.56 until 0.68 cubic meters per day, equal to 0.26 kg of LPG. By the assumption that the price of LPG is Rp6,000 per kg and 30 days of operation in a month, the biogas portable tank would get revenue which can cover cost production of the tank in less than 2 years of operation. With its simple design, small scale and lower cost production, and operability, the biogas portable tank is suitable for the production process of biogas and for fulfilling energy needs in rural areas.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

widyariset

Publisher

Subject

Engineering

Description

Widyariset is a scientific journal which publishes the results of research and development, assessment and systematic thinking about science and technology. The writers of the scientific papers in this journal come from researchers/researcher candidates from various institutions' research and ...