anaerobic methane digester how to, including biogas scrubbing

a test bed for a small methane (bio-gas) plant, with designs for a gas scrubber to clean the gas so it can be compressed/used in a generator.

the waste output (sludge) can also be used as a fertilizer

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[dadigitechman]

Hey I use lime water to remove co2. Does it work for h2s as well? Right now I'm using iron chips from a machine shop for h2s removal. Finally silica gel for desicant. Then I use a refrigerator compressor to store the gas in compressor tank. Works nice, that way we can regulate the pressure back down and use the gas for pretty much everything. Oh ya, I llike the drawings. Wish I had a buck for every one of those I made. xD Looks good though!

[HomeDistiller]

@dadigitechman i think it would as the H2S is an acid, do you have the iron before or after the lime water scrubber? if you have it built i would keep it in the system just put it after the lime water. my plan was to compress the gas to i need to rebuild the system though because i used a steel tank that lasted about 1.5 years

[luisthree]

I will make a digester, but I'd like to know for example, with 5 kgr of biomass how much time of flame would I get?

Thank you.

[HomeDistiller]

@luisthree it depends on what size flame you use.. i was adding about 1 kg a day and was getting 50 ltrs of gas a day.. make sure you use a plastic tank otherwise it will rust through very fast as mine did

[nisha8759]

hello...great effort...may i know is there any solvent for methane?since my uni gas chromatography only inputs liquid form,i need to chnage the methane gas that i form from the waste into liquid form..so,do u know any solvent for methane?

[HomeDistiller]

@nisha8759 water will dissolve a small amount

[Rain4Fuel]

good video man, Side note....H2S is called Hydrogen Sulfide, not Sulfur Dioxide. Keep it up.

[MrScorpion051189]

@HomeDistiller thanks a lot for your video and assistance. Best continuity :D

[HomeDistiller]

@MrScorpion051189 i made no calculation just read some old books on the subject ("producing your own power" 1974 rodale press), i wouldnt suck from the digester because if you have any leaks you will draw in air to the mix and you could have a nasty explosion. your better off storing some under a small amount of water pressure then compressing from there

[MrScorpion051189]

@HomeDistiller the pressure throughout the system, i.e in the storing gas tank, the pipelines as well as the anaerobic chamber will be z same order. I would like to couple a pump to pull out the gas at a low pressure in the pipes to a high pressure in the gas tank. Any guidelines on this would be mostly appreciated. Can u plz, plz snd me some calculations u did, if any, before z construction of z digester which wil be v. helpful for my project. thanks.... :DDD