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WASTES FOR BIOGAS DIGESTER Types of Dung Cattle (cows & buffaloes) Pig Poultry(chickens) Human Source: Updated

Guidebook on Biogas Development,1984 Gas Production per Kg Dung (m3) 0.023 0.040 0.040 0.059 0.065 0.116 0.020 0.028

Table 3.1 Amount of bio-gas generated from animal waste and agriculture residue

animal Pig Cow Chicken Horse Sheep Straw Grasses Peanut shell Water Hyacinth

Gas produced L/kg solid 340-550 90-310 310-620 200-300 90-310 105 280-550 365 375

Table 2. potential biogas production from different feedstocks Availability Gas yield Feedstock (Kg animal-1d-1) (m-3Kg-1) Cattle waste 10 0.36 Buffalo waste 15 0.54 Piggery waste 2.25 0.18 Chicken waste 0.18 0.011 Human exctera 0.4 0.028

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