DEVELOPMENT OF DIGESTATE TO BIOFERTILIZER PROCESSING SYSTEM(ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE MANAGEMENT THROUGH BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY)
DEVELOPMENT OF DIGESTATE TO BIOFERTILIZER PROCESSING SYSTEM(ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE MANAGEMENT THROUGH BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY) Home Project Details Overview Project A digestate conversion plant has been designed. Basically, the concept of the design is to separate liquid digestate from the solid and gently dry it. The liquid fertilizer will be applied to the dry compost in a controlled […]
STUDY AND DESIGN FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (CASE STUDY; UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, UGBOWO CAMPUS)
STUDY AND DESIGN FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (CASE STUDY; UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, UGBOWO CAMPUS) Home Project Details Overview Project This study characterizes and quantifies municipal solid waste with the aim of informing potential for commercial production of Biogas as a way of waste-to-energy. University of Benin is considered in the […]
PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS FROM MUNICIPAL BIODEGRADABLE WASTE: FLOATING DRUM TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS FROM MUNICIPAL BIODEGRADABLE WASTE: FLOATING DRUM TECHNOLOGY Home Project Details Overview Project As parts of the Centre’s research focus in the management of waste through biogas technology, the Unit embarked on a design of a research project to manage biodegradable waste within the University of Benin, specifically in the Ugbowo campus. A […]
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 […]