EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF POWER GENERATION UTILIZING HUMAN EXCRETA

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Authors: UMUKORO ARIEYERI PATRICK, Godswill Ofualagba
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Abstract

This study examines the potential of generating electricity from human excreta using biogas technology 1 m3 biogas plant was implemented and experiment upon with human excreta collected from DELSUTH, to evaluate its performance. Anaerobic process was employed in biodegradation of excreta in digester within 30 days. The Biogas produced was scrubbed to eliminate CO2, H2S, and stored in gas holder. Methane yield was used to fuel modified generator to determine its output power. The results indicate 0.450 m3 daily of biogas produced runs 3 KVA generator for 47 minutes with 1.8 KW load. The biogas generator worked perfectly without knocking during experiment period.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation Landfill Environmental Impact Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Engineering Studies and Research
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
43–51
Publication date
16 January 2026