Open AccessCOMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EMISSION CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOGAS AND CONVENTIONAL COOKING GAS IN NIGERIA
Author(s) -
Titus Adegboye,
Iyiola Oluwaleye
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced academic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2488-9849
DOI - 10.46654/ij.24889849.e7215
Subject(s) - biogas , liquefied petroleum gas , kerosene , stove , waste management , natural gas , gas analyzer , environmental science , biomass (ecology) , fuel gas , nox , cow dung , renewable natural gas , heat of combustion , charcoal , combustion , chemistry , materials science , engineering , environmental chemistry , metallurgy , fertilizer , oceanography , organic chemistry , geology
Household fuel refers to any material that is used to produce heat or power by burning. Some of the household fuel used in Nigeria includes: biomass, charcoal, kerosene, CNG (Compressed natural gas), LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), electricity. Biogas is relatively new and emerging as a viable option. In this study, biogas was produced using cow dung and the emission characterization of biogas and that of LPG was compared using a Gasboard model 5020H gas analyzer. Results of biogas emission is as follows; CO: 0.01%Vol , CO2: 0.14 %Vol, HC: 0010 ppm, NOx: 0002 ppm while LPG gives the following; CO: 0.30%Vol , CO2: 1.88 %Vol, HC: 0003 ppm, NOx: 0007 ppm. Recommendation was made for the inclusion of biogas in Nigeria energy mix because of its relatively better emission.