BIO GAS MADE BY: KHUSHAL KANODIA

WHAT?

Bio Gas is a naturally produced gas by decomposition of organic

waste in the absence of oxygen. Creating an absence of oxygen is
called Anaerobic Environment. This process releases a mixture of
many gases which mainly consist of methane and carbon dioxide
which is compressed and formed into Bio Gas. As this process
works out in an anaerobic environment, it is also called
Anaerobic Digestion.
This process uses all kind of organic waste like food scraps, cow
dunks, wastewater, sewage and the amount of methane being
high in the gas, it makes it very flammable and is thus used as a
energy source.
 WHY?

This process was initiated to eliminate two biggest

environment issues in creating energy. One is the emission
methane gas in the environment by global waste and this
process uses these global waste in creating energy. Second is
the overuse and dependency on fossil fuels for meeting the
demand of energy, every year 21.3 billion tons of carbon
dioxide is released while fossil fuels are burned and more
than 120,000 TWh is the global fossil fuel consumption. This
process also helps in the solution of huge landfills where the
waste was pilling up and wasn’t getting used but due to this
process the problem of landfills is resolving.
HOW?
This process has many stages before the final product and the stages
are as followed:-

1. The waste is brought together and is sorted out and then

crushed into smaller pieces. And then in the waste a liquid is
added to make it easy for the machine to process. This process
is called Slurrifying the biowaste.

2. The biowaste is full with microbes which are very important

because these help to convert the waste into gas and to live
they need warm atmosphere so the waste is heated at 40 ℃ .

3. This waste is then kept underwater for anerobic digestion for

three weeks straight.

4. After 3 weeks this waste is now converted into gas but needs
to be purified by taking out the impurities and CO2 which is
the last process of the process.

5. The gas is ready to be used. The gas is also liquified based on

consumers choice.
 FOR?

• Following are the uses of Bio Gas:

1. Bio gas is one of the best alternative for cooking as it produces
less pollution while cooking. It also has a feature of producing
heat instantly whereas induction plates take a while to get
heated.
2. When biogas is combusted externally Stirling motor is heated. Tt
is heated with the help of heat exchanger. On the expansion of
gas in the Stirling motor electricity is generated. Since their
efficiency is low and are expensive, their use is limited.
3. Bio Gas acts like a fuel which can help In lightning.
WHERE?
For production of Biogas, it needs a huge
amounts of raw material like cow dunks,
crop leftovers, food waste and many more
which is not available in cities which is the
reason why Biogas plants are placed in the
outer skirts of cities basically small villages.
Some of the biggest Biogas plants in India:
1. Methan Biogas Plant Gujrat
2. Dairy Colony Jabalpur
3. Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers
Company
 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVATAGES
Advantages
1. It's a Renewable Energy Source
2. It Reduces Soil & Water Pollution
3. Prevents Health Problems & Biodiversity Loss
4. Generates Organic Fertilizer
5. It’s A Simple and Low-Cost Technology That
Encourages A Circular Economy
6. Healthy Cooking Alternative For Developing Areas
Disadvantages
1. Few Advancements
2. Less Suitable For Dense Metropolitan Areas
3. Contains Impurities
4. Effect of Temperature on Biogas Production
5. It can’t work in all locations
6. Not economically viable
 DIFFERENCE AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN BIOMASS
AND BIOGAS
Bio Gas Bio Mass
• Biogas is a mixture of gases produced • Bio mass is the biological material
from organic matter derived from living organisms
• In the gaseous state • In the solid state
• Sources are organic matter • Sources are living organisms that
• Mainly composed of methane and died recently
carbon dioxide. • Composed of biological material

• Biomass and biogas are biofuels.

• They are sources of energy.
• Both of them are renewable fuels
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