EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES FOR BIOGAS PRODUCTION

Okwara O. Kalu

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The paper investigates the use of environmental waste resources as potential for biogas production. With the rising cost of petroleum products, the non-sustainability of fossil fuel and increasing environmental wastes, it has become imperative to seek alternative resources for sustainable development. Biomass resources are essential ingredients for sustainable development. Some common waste materials such as tree litters, weeds, animal dungs and agricultural wastes were used to produce biogas. The yield of biogas was in various quantitates and the highest was from animal waste, followed by weeds and mixtures of waste materials. Production of biogas in the laboratory is supposed to be practicalized theoretically, to make lessons easier and more comprehensible, for our development and utilization. 


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