ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE MANAGEMENT THROUGH BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE MANAGEMENT THROUGH BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY Home Project Details Overview Project The Environmental Waste Management through Biogas Technology focuses on the conversion of Biodegradable waste into Methane using the Anaerobic Digestion process. The project execution was in three stages. The first stage was the design and construction of the fixed dome digester. The second stage […]
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF BIOGAS DIGESTER WITH SINGLE BURNER
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF BIOGAS DIGESTER WITH SINGLE BURNER Home Project Details Overview Project Biodigester was designed and constructed with a single cooking burner using locally sourced materials. Water hyacinth and cattle rumen were used as the substrate. Ologbo River in Edo State was visited for the collection of water hyacinth. Intestinal waste was collected […]
ALGAE BIOMASS CULTIVATION FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
ALGAE BIOMASS CULTIVATION FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION Home Project Details Overview Project This involved the cultivation of pure monocultures of selected species. The alga was grown in simple photo-bioreactors. A photo-bioreactor is a system in which algae are grown in enclosed tubes or tanks. The material of the photo-bioreactor is transparent to allow sunlight to pass […]
CULTIVATION AND PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS FROM AQUATIC MACROPHYTES
CULTIVATION AND PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS FROM AQUATIC MACROPHYTES Home Project Details Overview Project An initial test was conducted to evaluate methane gas production from water hyacinth collected from the wild. After a successful production of biogas, laboratory experiments were initiated with the aim of generating biogas from aquatic macrophytes (water hyacinth) grown in the laboratory. […]
JATROPHA PILOT FARMS
5. JATROPHA PILOT FARMS Home Project Details NCEE Jatropha Farm at the Faculty of Agriculture, UNIBEN Overview Project Three Jatropha pilot farm projects are being cultivated at the NCEE permanent site within the University of Benin, Plant Biology and Biotechnology Department, and the Faculty of Agriculture. The Aim for this is to serve as a […]
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BIO-DIESEL MINI PROCESSING UNITS
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BIO-DIESEL MINI PROCESSING UNITS Home Project Details Biodiesel Splash Blending Unit, Degumming Unit, Methanol Recovery Unit And Waste Water Treatment Units Overview Project As part of effort to promote biofuels production, NCEE constructed a Biodiesel Processing Units through the Biofuel Research/Development Thematic Group. The aim is to exploit local technology to […]
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BIODIESEL TRANS-ESTERIFICATION REACTOR
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BIODIESEL TRANS-ESTERIFICATION REACTOR Home Project Details Biodiesel Trans-Esterification Reactor In order to complete the reaction process of biodiesel production, NCEE constructed a batch blade stirrer biodiesel reactor type by applying a static mixer-reactor that is able to increase the rate of reaction of oil and methanol, in which the stirring is […]
BIO-DIESEL PRODUCTION
BIO-DIESEL PRODUCTION Home Project Details Biomass Gasification Cook Stove Project Overview As part of efforts to meet research and development goals, the Centre embarked on feedstock evaluation with keen interest on Jathropha, Melon seed, Soya Bean seed, Oil Palm seed, Groundnut seed, Ducanut seed, Pakia seed etc. for the production of biodiesel for domestic use. […]
BIOMASS GASIFICATION STOVE
BIOMASS GASIFICATION STOVE Home Project Details Biomass Gasification Cook Stove Overview Project Biomass gasification household stoves work by high-temperature conversion of biomass in a restricted oxygen environment to a mixture of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and methane. The hydrogen and methane are then burned without emitting pollutants. Objective: The objective of the project was […]
20KVA SOLAR ENERGY INVERTER SYSTEM AT THE CENTRE
20KVA SOLAR ENERGY INVERTER SYSTEM AT THE CENTRE Home Project Details Brief Access to electricity remains a dream for majority of the population living in the remote and arid areas, and also areas where there is inadequate power supply in mostly developing/third world countries. Cost of grid lines extension and other factors stand in the […]