Performance Evaluation of a Biogas Stove

Abstract

This paper dwells on the design, fabrication and testing of a biogas stove from the locally available materials and fed with easily available cow dung as a seeder and kitchen wastes as continuous feed stock which yields much gas within 24 hours of charge resulting in a burning biogas stove for household usage. The methane gas from anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste was obtained and the effect of temperature and temperature change on the activities of the mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria on the slurry in the digester was also determined. It was found out that the observation and experimental test that the rate of gas produced and retention time was greatly dependent on the ambient temperature of the surrounding environment.