DEVELOPMENT OF LOCALLY-FABRICATED BIODIGESTER FOR FERTILIZER PRODUCTION

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dc.contributor.authorAbdullahi, B
dc.contributor.authorAdie, D. B
dc.contributor.authorAbubakar, U. A
dc.contributor.authorGiwa, A
dc.contributor.authorIsa, M. T
dc.contributor.authorBello, T. K
dc.contributor.authorAdetunji, O. A
dc.contributor.authorAnthony, J. D
dc.contributor.authorAdeoye, D. O
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-09T09:47:18Z
dc.date.available2023-05-09T09:47:18Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionPOSTPRINT JOURNAL ARTICLE
dc.description.abstractThe effects of over dependent and continuous fertilizer usage indiscriminately on soil have resulted to the fertility and structural arrangement imbalance. Based on this, farmers have been searching for alternative substitutes to support their agricultural production and also maintain soil stability. However, such practice has been handled in local ways by gathering waste to dry before applying them directly. This technique does not totally eliminate the harmful pathogens in such waste but rather minimize them. This work therefore, aimed to design biodigester to compost cow dung waste into slurry, which was subsequently converted to biofertilizer for agricultural use. This aim was achieved by designing the digester, using the feedstock's properties to carry out detail material balances across it. The data generated from the input and output process streams 3 were used to come up with the digester design specifications of 0.022 m , with the height, radius and clearance of 0.42 m, 0.14 m and 2 mm respectively. The digester was constructed based on these specifications and used to produce 1.4 kg of biofertilizer per batch. It was concluded that the digester is economically viable with 60 % waste conversion into useful product.
dc.identifier.issn2795 - 2193
dc.identifier.urihttps://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12790
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKASU JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES (KJCS)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 1; Issue 2 2021
dc.titleDEVELOPMENT OF LOCALLY-FABRICATED BIODIGESTER FOR FERTILIZER PRODUCTION
dc.typeArticle
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