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Biogas Quality Upgradation Using Musa bulbasiana: A Study on Domestic Biogas Plant

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This study highlights an alternative route of biogas quality upgradation by absorption of CO2 using Musa bulbasiana stem (an agrowaste). The variations in percentage of CO2 absorption were investigated for different concentrations of ash (produced from Musa bulbasiana stem) in water and for different scrubber bed heights. Experimental results showed reduction in CO2 up to 20% from biogas, which also contributed to subsequent improvement in fuel quality with the increase in gross calorific value (GCV) of the gas. The activity period of the absorbents present in ash was also theoretically determined as 19 days (approx.). This approach of CO2 absorption from biogas using waste banana stem may be an economically favourable and attractive option with regards to domestic biogas production plants.

These authors contributed equally in designing, conducting experimental work and writing the manuscript.

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Abbreviations

GCV:

Gross calorific value

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

H2S:

Hydrogen sulphide

K:

Potassium

Ca:

Calcium

Na:

Sodium

KOH:

Potasium hydroxide

Ca(OH)2 :

Calcium hydroxide

NH3 :

Ammonia

NaOH:

Sodium hydroxide

MEA:

Mono-ethanolamine

MMTPA:

Million metric ton per annum

l CO2 :

Amont of CO2 passing through the scrubber per day

v:

Gas flow rate in the scrubber

x:

Percentage of CO2 absorbed

t:

Daily hours of cooking

D:

Activity period (in days) of the absorbents

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The authors PPB and PB gratefully acknowledge Tezpur (Central) University for providing financial assistance in the form of Institutional Fellowship.

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  1. Biomass Conversion Laboratory, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Tezpur, 784028, Assam, India

    Pinak Pani Baruah, Plaban Bora & Dhanapati Deka

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, MANIT Bhopal, Bhopal, India

    S. Suresh

  2. Energy Technology Research Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University Energy Technology Research Center, Songkhla, Thailand

    Anil Kumar

  3. School of Energy, Construction and Environment,, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom

    Ashish Shukla

  4. Division of Environmental Sciences, Centre for Environment Science and Climate Resilient Agriculture, New Delhi, India

    Renu Singh

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, MANIT Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Baruah, P.P., Bora, P., Deka, D. (2017). Biogas Quality Upgradation Using Musa bulbasiana: A Study on Domestic Biogas Plant. In: Suresh, S., Kumar, A., Shukla, A., Singh, R., Krishna, C. (eds) Biofuels and Bioenergy (BICE2016). Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47257-7_26

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