A CORRELATIVE STUDY ON BIOMETHANE PRODUCTION BY

ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION OF CORN LEAVES, MUNICIPAL SOLID

WASTE AND LEGUMES
A PROJECT REPORT
Submitted by
ARPUTHA RAJ P
SATISH KUMAR P
SELVA SUBRAMANIAN S
SIRAJUDEEN K
in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree

of

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING

GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

BODINAYAKANUR-615 582
ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025
SEPTEMBER 2020
TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER NO TITLE PAGE NO

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii

ABTRACT iii

LIST OF SYMBOLS vi

LIST OF FIGURES vii

LIST OF TABLES viii

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKROUND
1.2 BLACK-EYED BEAN
1.3 SOURCE OF CORN LEAVE
1.4 POPULATION AND MUNICIPAL
WASTE GENERATION
1.5 ENERGY DEMAND AND NEED FOR
RENEWABLE SOURCES
1.6 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES
1.7 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT WORK
1.8 ORGANISATION OF THE THESIS

LITERATURE REVIEW
 2.1 TYPES OF LFBRs
2.2 FACTORS AFFECTING THE
PERFORMANCE OF ANAEROBIC
BIOREACTORS
2.3 SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW

MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY

3.1 FEEDSTOCK AND INOCULUM

3.2 EXPERIMENTAL SETUP

3.3 PATHWAYS OF METHANE

FERMENTATION

3.4 ANALYTIC METHODS

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

4.1 ANALYTIC DETERMINATION

4.2 OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We owe a deep sense of reference and gratitude to the guidance provided by

Dr. S. JEYANTHI ME, Ph.D., Principal of the college, for giving us constant
inspiration through her eminent guidance and
encouragement to complete this project successfully.
We have immense pleasure in expressing our sincere thanks and gratitude to our
Principal Dr. S. JAYANTHI M.E, Ph.D., for her suggestion offered to carry out
this project.
We record our gratitude to all the teaching staffs and lab technician in our
Department for their valuable suggestion, guidance and encouragement in the
completion of this project. We also thank our parents who had been providing us
constant mental support during the course of the project work.
 ABSTRACT

A biogas plant is modern energy source and is suitable to the necessities of the
future. With the appropriate application of the digestion technology, the
development of economically feasible biogas digesters systems is not beyond the
capability of India. The central purpose of the study is to outline if any, the
conditions under which biogas digesters would be feasible. The production of
biogas by anaerobic digestion of organic waste is a mature expertise that may
present tangible benefits to its producers. Biogas technology can alleviate many
grave problems in the developing countries, such as rural energy scarcity, low
agriculture yield, and poor public health. In addition, through the utilization of
biogas technology toxic farm waste can be properly handled through anaerobic
digestion, generation of natural fertilizers and ultimately lead to an increase in
output and income. From analysis it will become apparent that farmers using
digesters systems have greater earnings or benefits than those farmers who do not.