K. T. Prasanna

Co-Digestion of Biofuel Deoiled Cakes with Different Combinations of Cow Dung for Biogas Production and Nutrient Rich Manure

Owing to the scarcity of coal and petroleum products, there is a need to search for alternative renewable energy from wide variety of sources such as solar energy, wind energy, Biofuel, biogas as distinct sources of renewable energy. The rising crude oil prices and increasing concerns for the environment has especially renewed focus on biodiesel from vegetable oils and animal fats as alternative to petroleum fuels. India has an enormous potential of tree borne non-edible oil seeds with more than 300 tree species occurring in wild and along cultivated areas yielding oil in considerable quantities. In India, only non-edible oil can be used as a raw material for biodiesel production. These non-edible oil seed plants can be grown in non-fertile and waste lands. Non-edible oil seeds like jatropha, pongamia, mahua, and neem are found to be promising candidates to meet the alternative fuel needs of the country (Nina et al., 2011). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 11 (2017) pp. 3066-3075 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com