Optimizing Biogas Production by Digestion and Co-Digestion of Poultry Waste at Mesophilic Temperature and pH

Authors

  • Ejiroghene Kelly Orhorhoro * * Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.
  • Dorcas Eniola Oloaluwa Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.
  • Ogoamaka Maryann Ezugwu Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.

https://doi.org/10.22105/jeee.v2i1.38

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the ideal mesophilic temperature and pH range for producing biogas from chicken waste. Three substrate samples poultry droppings, poultry litter, and a combination of poultry droppings and litter were used in the investigation, which was carried out in a laboratory-sized biogas reactor. Ten kilograms of substrates and ten liters of water were combined to create the slurry for each sample, which was then put into a different reactor with the same mesophilic temperature setting. According to the results, temperature has an impact on the amount of biogas produced from the substrates. The ideal mesophilic temperature range for biogas output is 37.01–38 °C. Additionally, the ideal biogas yield is influenced by a pH range of 6.66-7.02m. In comparison to the yield of 1917 cm³ for poultry dropping, and 1884 cm³ for poultry litter, the optimal cumulative biogas yield of 2258 cm³ was obtained for the co-digestion of poultry dropping and litter.

Keywords:

Biogas, Temperature, pH, Poultry dropping, Poultry litter

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2025-01-27

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Orhorhoro *, E. K., Oloaluwa, D. E., & Ezugwu, O. M. (2025). Optimizing Biogas Production by Digestion and Co-Digestion of Poultry Waste at Mesophilic Temperature and pH. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Energy, 2(1), 31–43. https://doi.org/10.22105/jeee.v2i1.38

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