Methane Production Guide - how to make biogas. Three simple anaerobic digesters - Softcover

Jemmett, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468161504 ISBN 13: 9781468161502

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Methane or biogas is a colourless, odourless, flammable gas and the main constituent, 85% to 90%, of the piped natural gas that we use in our homes in the UK, Europe and the USA.

Methane can be made using simple apparatus and a process known as anaerobic digestion. Anaerobic digestion is one of the most common biological procedures in nature, as the name implies, it means to carry or breakdown in the absence of air. Once you know the principles of this process it is possible to make biogas in small or large quantities from a variety of waste materials. The book describes making an anaerobic digester using an oil drum and a rubber inner tube as the gas storage vessel as well as a larger continuous digester. The book also contains diagrams, list of materials and websites for further reading.

The gas produced can be used for cooking and heating and even for running a gas engine.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Jemmett's keen interest in the generation and use of energy has helped to shape his formal career and provide an incentive to write on the subject. He graduated from the University of Leeds in 1980 with a degree in fuel and energy engineering and has held various positions within energy and consultancy companies working in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He has been a Board Director of two energy related companies and a past president of the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers. Richard has written many articles, essays, and conference presentations on utility industry strategy, energy industry development, energy market deregulation, renewable energy, distributed generation and high reliability organisational design.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1468161504
• ISBN 13: 9781468161502
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 34