By Team Aakash Byju's
– Mixing tank – Digester tank – Outlet tank – Gas holder tank – Biogas outlet
The major part of a Biogas plant is made up of:
The biogas plant consists of a concrete tank into which bio-wastes and cow dung slurry are fed.
A floating cover is placed over the slurry, which continues to rise as gas is created in the tank by microbial activity.
Methanogens grow anaerobically in cow dung slurry to produce a large amount of methane gas.
The biogas plant has an outlet that is linked to a pipe that distributes biogas to surrounding homes.
The spent slurry is evacuated through a different outlet and can be used as fertilizer.
The produced biogas can be utilized for cooking, lighting and other purposes.