Question

With a neat diagram of a biogas plant write its construction and working?

Answer 1

1. Biogas is a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and hydrogen sulfide.
2. The major constituent of biogas is methane.
3. Biogas is produced by the anaerobic degradation of animal wastes like cow dung or plant wastes in the presence of water.
4. The biogas plant has a dome-like structure built with bricks.

Working of the biogas plant:-

1. A slurry of cow dung and water is made in the mixing tank from where it is fed into the digester.
2. The digester is a sealed chamber in which there is no oxygen.
3. Anaerobic microorganisms that do not require oxygen decompose or break down complex compounds of the cow dung slurry.
4. It takes a few days for the decomposition process to be complete and generate gases.
5. The biogas is stored in the gas tank above the digester from which they are drawn through pipes for use.