Feasibility study of biogas production from bamboo’s residue Thailand | 19/04/2024

by LAKSAMEE  SUTTHIWILAIRATANA, PRAPASSORN  PAKART, KHWANRAPEE  SITTHEESAARD and WATCHARIN  SAEFUNG
Forestry Research and Developement Bureau, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok 10900, THAILAND

The feasibility study of biogas production from bamboo’s residue was done by using soft part of bamboo leaf feed in biogas production machine 5 kg/day.  The result found that leaf of bamboo  could provide biogas about 26.43 l/day.  The biogas components are methane 43.7%, carbondioxide 53.2 % and oxygen 0.3 %. Charcoal briquettes from bamboo residue were made by combining 2,000 g of fine charcoal with tapioca starch at 50, 100, 150 and    200 g.  The suitable combination were using of 2,000 g fine charcoal mixed with 100 g tapioca starch which provided a work done value of 1.47, a burning rate value of 6.12 g/min, a heat utilization efficiency of 25.21 % and a calorific value of 5,837.41  cal/g,  and also the combination of 2,000 g fine charcoal mixed with 150 g tapioca starch which provided a work done value of 1.50,        a burning rate value of 5.09 g/min, a heat utilization efficiency of 24.71  % and a calorific value of 5,829.53  cal/g.