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= Overview =
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= Substrate / Gas Yield / Methane Content =
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Table: '''Gas yields and methane contents for various substrates at the end of a 10-20 day retention time at a process temperature of roughly 30C.'''
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| Pig manure  
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| Cow manure  
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| 90-310  
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| 65
 
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| Poultry droppings  
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| 310-620  
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| 60
 
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| Horse manure  
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| 200-300  
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| Sheep manure  
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| 90-310  
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| Barnyard dung  
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| 175-280  
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| Wheat straw  
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| 200-300  
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| 50-60
 
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| Rye straw  
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| 200-300  
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| 200-300
 
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| Barley straw  
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| 250-300  
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| 250-300
 
| 59
 
| 59
 
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| Oats straw  
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| 290-310  
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| 290-310
 
| 59
 
| 59
 
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| Corn straw  
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| Corn straw
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| 380-460  
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| 380-460
 
| 59
 
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| Rape straw  
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| 200  
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| Rice straw  
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| 170-280  
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| Rice seed coat  
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| 105  
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| Flax  
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| 360  
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| Hemp  
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| 360  
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| 360
 
| 59
 
| 59
 
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| Grass  
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| Grass
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| 280-550  
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| 70
 
| 70
 
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| Elephant grass  
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| Elephant grass
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| 430-560  
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| 60
 
| 60
 
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| Cane trash (bagasse)  
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| Cane trash (bagasse)
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| 165  
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| 165
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| Broom  
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| 405  
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| 405
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| Reed  
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| Reed
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| 170  
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| 170
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| Clover  
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| Clover
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| 430-490  
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| 430-490
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| Vegetables residue  
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| Vegetables residue
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| 330-360  
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| Potato tops/greens  
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| Potato tops/greens
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| 280-490  
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| Field/sugar beet greens  
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| Field/sugar beet greens
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| 400-500  
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| Sunflower leaves  
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| 300  
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| 300
 
| 59
 
| 59
 
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| Agricultural waste  
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| 310-430  
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| 60-70
 
| 60-70
 
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| Seeds  
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| 620  
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| Peanut shells  
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| 365  
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| 365
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| Fallen leaves  
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| 210-290  
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| Water hyacinth  
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| 375  
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| 375
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| 420-500  
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| Sewage sludge  
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| 310-740  
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'''Table B1: Gas yields and methane contents for various substrates at the end of a 10-20 day retention time at a process temperature of roughly 30�C.'''
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= Further Information =
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*[[Portal:Biogas|Biogas Portal on energypedia]]
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= References<br/> =
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*Production and Utilization of Biogas in Rural Areas of Industrialized and Developing Countries, Schriftenreihe der gtz, No. 97, pg. 63, after: Felix Maramba, Biogas and Waste Recycling - The Phillipine Experience; Metro Manila, Phillipines, 1978
  
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<small>Source: Production and Utilization of Biogas in Rural Areas of Industrialized and Developing Countries, Schriftenreihe der gtz, No. 97, pg. 63, after: Felix Maramba, Biogas and Waste Recycling - The Phillipine Experience; Metro Manila, Phillipines, 1978</small>  
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<sup>*</sup> VS = Total volatile solids, e.g. ca. 9% of total liquid manure mass for cows
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[[Category:Biogas]]

Latest revision as of 08:55, 18 June 2014

Overview

  • VS = Total volatile solids, e.g. ca. 9% of total liquid manure mass for cows


Substrate / Gas Yield / Methane Content

Table: Gas yields and methane contents for various substrates at the end of a 10-20 day retention time at a process temperature of roughly 30C.

Substrate
 Gas yield
(l/kg VS*) 		Methane content
(%)
Pig manure
 340-550 65-70
Cow manure 90-310 65
Poultry droppings 310-620 60
Horse manure 200-300
Sheep manure 90-310
Barnyard dung 175-280
Wheat straw 200-300 50-60
Rye straw 200-300 59
Barley straw 250-300 59
Oats straw 290-310 59
Corn straw 380-460 59
Rape straw 200
Rice straw 170-280
Rice seed coat 105
Flax 360 59
Hemp 360 59
Grass 280-550 70
Elephant grass 430-560 60
Cane trash (bagasse) 165
Broom 405
Reed 170
Clover 430-490
Vegetables residue 330-360
Potato tops/greens 280-490
Field/sugar beet greens 400-500
Sunflower leaves 300 59
Agricultural waste 310-430 60-70
Seeds 620
Peanut shells 365
Fallen leaves 210-290 58
Water hyacinth 375
Algae 420-500 63
Sewage sludge 310-740


Further Information


References

  • Production and Utilization of Biogas in Rural Areas of Industrialized and Developing Countries, Schriftenreihe der gtz, No. 97, pg. 63, after: Felix Maramba, Biogas and Waste Recycling - The Phillipine Experience; Metro Manila, Phillipines, 1978


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