The BIOGAS PRODUCTION IN INDIAN SCENARIO
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Cheap, clean, renewable, naturally occurring, and underutilized as an energy source is biogas. It ignites between 650°C and 750°C in temperature range and weights 20 per cent less than air. It burns as a colorless, odorless gas with a blue glow. It typically burns with 60 per cent efficiency in a regular biogas burner and has a caloric value of 20 MJ/m3. India's vast population means that it has a high energy requirement. Even though India produces less energy than is needed, up to now, forest resources have been used to meet this demand. Furthermore, this demand is increasing at a 4.6 per cent annual rate due to the worldwide shortage of fossil fuel supplies. Biomass seems to be the most viable energy source, despite government exploration of energy production and sources, energy supply security, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reduction. To begin with, biomass is a sustainable energy source. Secondly, using anaerobic digestion to convert biomass to bioenergy, such as biogas.
Keywords- Biogas, Methane, Anaerobic digestion, Hydrolysis
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