Biogas in a Bottle

 Biogas in a Bottle Two technology students in India could be on to a winning idea. Inspired by our Award winners, ARTI in India who turn kitchen waste into biogas for cooking, these students want to develop the technology to store biogas in cylinders as an affordable substitute for LPG. Whilst studying at the Indian Institute of IT,...

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Treading the eco-friendly path

Non-conventional: Ramanamma working at the biogas plant at her home. -Photo: KV Poornachandra Kumar It took the implementation of an idea that occurred as a flash in K.Ramanamma that resulted in saving of Rs.700 in terms of firewood or Rs.900 in terms of LPG consumption every month. More than that, the path she has embarked on has...

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Ecosan biogas plant set up at Manjeri

Ecosan biogas plant set up at Manjeri Ecological sanitation plant to use toilet effluents An ecological sanitation (Ecosan) biogas plant, based on toilet effluents, is being set up at the District General Hospital at Manjeri near here. Hospital Superintendent A.P. Parvathi said here on Sunday that the plant was ready for commissioning. The plant will make use of the toilet effluents and food wastes generated at the hospital. The plant...

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Biogas in India - Current Status and Future Possibilities

Biogas in India - Current Status and Future Possibilities Biogas is primarily methane that is generated from an anaerobic digestion of organic wastes by microorganisms. It is a relatively simple and economical method to produce a fuel from waste. While technically biogas can be produced from any type of organic material, most times, biogas is produced from organic waste. This waste could comprise agricultural and crop waste, human waste...

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Biomethanation in india

Biomethanation in india, biomass gasification in India, bio gas, trends, costs of biomethanation and biomass gassifiers, types, business challenges, opportunities  Biomethanation involves the biodegradation of organic wastes under strict anaerobic conditions to yield methane-rich biogas. Biomethanation of aqueous wastes involves hydrolysis, acidogenesis, acetogenesis and methanogenesis reactions, which generates a mixture of methane,...

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