Bio Gas from Textile Cotton Waste - An Alternate Fuel for Diesel Engines
C. Sundar Raj*,1, S. Arul2, S. Sendilvelan3 and C.G. Saravanan4
1 MGR Educational and Research Institute, MGR University, Chennai; Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Bharathiyar College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikal, Pondicherry 609 609, India
2 Panimalar College of Engineering, Chennai, India
3 MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, India
4 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Annamalai University, India.
Abstract: Methane was generated from cotton waste, while considering its pollution in textile industries. Cotton waste in-cludes solid content and is rich in cellulose having a moisture content of 8.8%. It is difficult to form slurry as the waste float on water and hence an experimental set up has been made like a batch type digester and experiments were conducted with a different proposition of water with or without addition of seeding materials. It was found that cotton waste with 5 to 7.5% seeding material like cow dung or pig dung at temperatures of 30 to 350C generated bio gas continuously, with a reasonably high yield from the tenth day after feeding. The gas contained rich methane and was tested in a single cylinder diesel engine as a dual fuel had the tendency to save 60% of diesel.
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| Bio Gas from Textile Cotton Waste |
C. Sundar Raj*,1, S. Arul2, S. Sendilvelan3 and C.G. Saravanan4
1 MGR Educational and Research Institute, MGR University, Chennai; Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Bharathiyar College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikal, Pondicherry 609 609, India
2 Panimalar College of Engineering, Chennai, India
3 MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, India
4 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Annamalai University, India.
Abstract: Methane was generated from cotton waste, while considering its pollution in textile industries. Cotton waste in-cludes solid content and is rich in cellulose having a moisture content of 8.8%. It is difficult to form slurry as the waste float on water and hence an experimental set up has been made like a batch type digester and experiments were conducted with a different proposition of water with or without addition of seeding materials. It was found that cotton waste with 5 to 7.5% seeding material like cow dung or pig dung at temperatures of 30 to 350C generated bio gas continuously, with a reasonably high yield from the tenth day after feeding. The gas contained rich methane and was tested in a single cylinder diesel engine as a dual fuel had the tendency to save 60% of diesel.
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