Improvised Bio-Digester: A Biogas Production System Through Anaerobic Digestion
Improvised Bio-Digester: A Biogas Production System Through Anaerobic Digestion
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
Abstract
Carbon footprints contribute to climate change, which can have serious effects for
humans and their environment. It is an environmental threat that needs to be addressed at once.
Various alleviating measures were put forward and yet evidences of its effects are still very
much observable. This study seeks to add to that mitigating measures by citing biogas as an
alternative, safe and renewable source of energy. Renewable energy from biogas has a strong
potential to decrease the carbon footprint of other energy systems. For example, biomethane
derived from raw biogas may partially displace fossil fuels in the transportation sector. Aside
from the mitigating effects of biogas in the ongoing problem in increasing carbon footprint, this
also has an economic impact for it will lessen the expenditures on LPG which is one of the most
commonly used energy sources in industries be it commercial or residential.
Discussion
The researcher adopts and employs the following statistical treatment from various
related research to interpret the data effectively. For scientific evaluation, the identified
quantities will be measure by inferential statistics to identify the relationship of the feedstocks as
the main parameter to produce biogas. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc test,
respectively, for biogas yield for the different substrates will be used. One Way Anova, shows
the significant difference in the mean gas yield for the three substrates at the 95% probability.
Post Hoc Test for Multiple Comparisons of Mean Differences, on the other hand, will use to test
the alternative and null hypothesis of the mean difference between biogas yield from different
feedstocks in separate digesters. Mean Biogas Yield for the Substrates will be plot to deduce the
conclusion from series of observations in three trials with different concentrations within 18 days
to identify the reasons for changes in the output response and the effects of unexpected
variability (feedstock and temperature, and pH) to gas production.
In economic evaluation, the Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) method will evaluate the
outcomes and costs of competing strategies designed to test the practicality of the developed
biogas digester. The research will determine if the positive impact of the biogas digester will
supersede the cost of the biogas digester. In quantifying the collected data, descriptive statistics
will employ arithmetic calculations using concept of financial accounting. Correlation Map
Scatter Plot will interpret the correlation between two variables (Capital and Profit) in this study.
All collected data were analyzed and undertaken using the Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS for Windows, release 12.0.0.).
Results
Table 1. Pilot Testing. (Note: Collection of data will be performed before the trial test).
Table 2. Parameters measured in the experiment. (Note: Collection of data will be performed in
three trials before, during, and after of the investigation within 10 days).
Table 3. All the pros and cons will be taken into account, and each variable will be an input for
the study's cost-benefit analysis. (Note: Collection of data will be performed in 3 trials before
and after the investigation).