However, water hyacinth dry matter is rich in nutrients, with crude protein of 1020% see table1, and thus it can replace part of the protein feed and roughage. The plant is a freshwater hydrophyte that grows in subtropical and tropical regions of the world. Development and performance evaluation of piggery and. This paper investigates production of biogas and electricity from water hyacinth. Effect of chemical pretreatment using sulfuric acid on. Studies on biogas production with water hyacinth conducted in. The amount of water hyacinth and cow manure were varied at 04 kg, while the liquid waste of tofu industry was fixed to 8 kg. Process study of biogas produced from cow dung and water hyacinth in a single phase digester reactor. Niffr using the floating type biogas digester complete with gas holder and an experimental. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes is a fast growing water weed that threatens the aquatic ecosystem and human activities, hence control of the plant is essential. Sustainable biofuel production from water hyacinth. However water hyacinth can be used in biogas production because it has. Effect of chemical pretreatment using sulfuric acid on biogas production from water hyacinth and kinetics.
Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes 3 prevention and early detection floodwater can deposit water hyacinth in dams, lagoons and in calm water areas of rivers and creeks. One such control approach is to harvest and utilize hyacinth as a substrate for anaerobic digestion ad. These effects can significantly impact farmland irrigation, water transportation, and human health. Olugbade department of mechanical engineering, federal university of technology, p. This paper presents a pilot project that investigates the possibility of producing biogas from a mixture of water hyacinth and fresh rumen residue replacing. So, an attempt was made to produce biodiesel from water hyacinth and to discuss technical, socioeconomic, and environmental benefits of small scale biofuels such as improving energy. Biogas production using water hyacinth eicchornia crassipes for electricity generation in kenya abstract fulltext html xml download as pdf size. Sustainability generally depends on the socioeconomic development of a country and the availability and consumption of energy. Water hyacinth, biogas production, pretreatment, biogas yield, flammable biogas production. This article highlights the environmental challenge posed by water hyacinth on fresh water sources in zimbabwe and investigates the use of the harvested weed as a source of energy in the form of briquettes. The water hyacinth project object to collect water hyacinth from the lake surface and process it into saleable products, including biogas and fertiliser, to make use of human and animal wastes, to sell biogas to local businesses and fertiliser to local farmers, especially coffee farmers and encourage them to grow high value organic coffee and. Wt and water hyacinth wh to cow manure cm on the biogas production. The anaerobic digestion was conducted in biodigester container equipped with thermometer and biogas. The available sources of energy can be classified into nonrenewable and renewable.
Water hyacinth water hyacinth, eichhornia crassipes, is a floating plant an invasive nuisance planta, non grata in much of the world where it often jams rivers and lakes with tons of floating plant matter 4. The community received two donated biogas digesters machines that would transform a mix of water hyacinth and cow dung into biogas for cooking, as. Pdf biogas production from water hyacinth eichhornia. Water hyacinth plants grown in lakes and rivers have been considered a severe pest in the past. Plant size ranges from a few inches to a metre in height. An average of 630 1 of biogas was obtained per kg of total solids of water hyacinth.
Further, water hyacinth grows at a very rapid pace and contains very high nitrogen content. However, now there is a breakthrough technology that is capable of changing water hyacinth into a new source of renewable energy. Solms is a free floating perennial herb of fresh water ecosystems. This plant is suspended on water surface as the carbon to nitrogen ration of the plant is high it can be used for biogas. Despite water hyacinth being a major menace in lake victoria, biogas international company limited has now started using water hyacinth to make biogas. Two drums, 100 litre capacity each were used as digesters in the laboratory experiment. Biogas production from water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes. It also indicated that water hyacinth is a very good biogas producer and the yield can be improved by drying and combining it with cow dung. Due to scarcity of land, cropsvegetables are also grown on hyacinth rafts. Biogas production from water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes mart. Three laboratory scale digesters were designed with different water hyacinth samples mixed with, water and catalyst, the first model. Paper open access biogas production from wastes of. Study of water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes on the. The suitability of water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes for biogas production has been tested under mesophilic conditions, in 90day laboratoryscale experiments.
International journal of physical sciences comparative. The discontinuoustype installation batch reactors is made up of six digesters measuring 5 m3 each. Feasibility study of biogas production from water hyacinth. Biogas production from water hyacinth abdelwahab sharawi. Dried water hyacinth is used as a fuel, for making mat from the plant, as cattle food and compost, and for producing biogas. Water hyacinth department of agriculture and fisheries. However, methods for controlling its growth are not ideal, and control using. The effect of chemical pretreatment on biogas production from water hyacinth. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes is a perennial aquatic herb, which belongs to the. Pdf biogas production using water hyacinth eicchornia.
The vignan university team experimented by setting up a trench of 2,000liter capacity in which water hyacinth is cultivated. A kilogram of hyacinth is much cheaper than gas energy. From water hyacinth to bio fuel bbc world news youtube. Development and performance evaluation of piggery and water hyacinth waste digester for biogas production b. Biogas, cn ratio, digester, water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes mart. This paper will describe the extraction of biogas from the fermentation of water hyacinth by using anaerobic bioreactor type of semi batch. The local communities living in western kenya around dunga beach lake victoria is converting what is considered a menace water hyacinth and the organic waste into clean green energy in a project overseen by astrazeneca plc and cambridge institute for sustainability leadership thanks to flexi trex biogas. The leftover slurry or sludge can be transported as liquid fertilizer. Methane percentages in the gas produced ranged from 54 to 63% in the steady.
Water hyacinth control and possible uses introduction water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes water hyacinth is an aquatic plant which can live and reproduce floating freely on the surface of fresh waters or can be anchored in mud. Studying the multiple usage of water hyacinth activity period june 2007may 2008 reported by gourab ghoshsoumen purkait under the technical guidance from enre, drcsc report is available at. Biogas production using water hyacinths to meet collective. Physicochemical characterization of water hyacinth. It is found at the surface of rivers, lakes, canals and ponds and may root in the mud of shallow waters. Aim2flourish the power of water hyacinth as a renewable. Production of biogas with aquatic weed water hyacinth and. The resource utilization of water hyacinth eichhornia. Distribution of water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes, generally considered as a water weed, that has been a problem which can harm the environment, irrigation system, and agriculture. The study was carried out to determine the effect of adding cow dung to water hyacinth on the biogas yield. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, paul njogu and others published biogas production using water hyacinth eicchornia crassipes for electricity. Sustainable biogas from waterhyacinth the daily star. A proposal for the construction of a dome type biogas digester at rofla and zamare close to the boom are presented. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes biomass production.
Comparative study of the effect of different pretreatment. Water hyacinth, biogas production, pretreatment, biogas yield. Human activity uses longest energy source is biomass the organic waste and industrial waste water undergoes anaerobic digestion process produces biogas. Pdf distribution of water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes, generally considered as a water weed, that has been a problem which can harm the. Effects of organic loading rates on microbial communities and biogas production from water hyacinth. This paper presents the processing of water hyacinth into biomass briquettes for cooking purposes.
The main objective of this paper the conversion of the water hyacinth into a clean energy that can be exploited widely by a process of fermenting inside ferment devices. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes biomass production, ensilability and feeding value to growing cattle abstract water hyacinth has now spread to all tropical and subtropical countries and is regarded as one of the worlds most invasive aquatic plants. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes is an aquatic flowering plant that belongs to the pontederiaceae family. Kenya warms to the water hyacinth as wonder source of. Adegunloye department of microbiology, federal university of technology, nigeria abstract the objective of this research was to know the effect of water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes on the quality of cow dung biogas. Eichhornia crassipes, commonly known as common water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the amazon basin, and is often a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range. Pdf development of biogas extraction technology of water. Water hyacinth is a rhizomatous and stoloniferous plant. Studies on biogas production with water hyacinth conducted in niffr using the floating type biogas digester complete with gas holder and an experimental metal digester with a measuring cylinder as gas collector are highlighted. International journal of recent technology and engineering, 2, 5142. Biogas production using water hyacinths to meet collective energy.
The overall results showed that treating water hyacinth with chemical did not have a significant improvement on the biogas yield. Processing water hyacinth into biomass scholarlink research. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. Attempts to physically remove plants should be made before they flower and set seed.
Water hyacinth and cow dung are the two waste which can be used to generate energy through biogas which is an alternate fuel save on the fossil fuels. They have employed a method called phytoremediation through which aquatic plants like water hyacinth could be used to produce biogas. The biogas production pilot unit is located in niamey latitude. Water hyacinth proves to be a boon for wastewater treatment.
Water hyacinth is an aquatic plant which could be used as an alternative energy source to wood. Review and possibilities of water hyacinth aquatic. Water hyacinth can be used as a potential feedstock for biogas production due to its abundance and high carbonnitrogen ratio. The process of providing nutrition in a bioreactor of this type, conducted periodically to maintain the. The economic success of energy production and removal. The purpose of this study was to know the effect of. Valorization of water hyacinth as a renewable source of animal feed and biogas. It is generally 1020 cm high but can reach 1 m high when established in dense mats ecoport, 2011. The water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes, known to be native to south america, has now become an environmental and social challenge throughout most water sources in zimbabwe. Kenya is converting water hyacinth and organic waste into clean green energy. Process study of biogas produced from cow dung and water. Biogas production from water hyacinth in codigestion with.
In almost all trials, anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth followed a balanced course producing good quality gas. Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes is considered to be the worst floating aquatic weed, almost covering the six continents of the world, i. Biogas production using water hyacinth build a biogas plant. The mixture of cowdung and water hyacinth slurry has proven to produce more biogas than when used alone elshinnawi et al. Fm ratio to biogas production from water hyacinth waste with liquid anaerobic digestion l.
New insights into the metagenomic link between pre. Effects of organic loading rates on microbial communities. The objective of this study was to determine the physicochemical characterization of roots, stems, and leaves of e. Water hyacinth menace to clean energy biogas and rich. Agricultural research council, institute for soil climate and water, pretoria, south africa.
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