EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF POWER GENERATION UTILIZING HUMAN EXCRETA

Authors

  • UMUKORO ARIEYYERI PATRICK Department of Electrical /Electronics Engineering Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria
  • OFUALAGBA GODSWILL Department of Electrical /Electronics Engineering Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29081/JESR.2025.v31.i1.004

Keywords:

biogas, human excreta, anaerobic digestion, methane, hybrid carburetor, renewable energy

Abstract

This study examines the potential of generating electricity from human excreta using biogas technology 1 m3 biogas plant was implemented and experiment upon with human excreta collected from DELSUTH, to evaluate its performance. Anaerobic process was employed in biodegradation of excreta in digester within 30 days. The Biogas produced was scrubbed to eliminate CO2, H2S, and stored in gas holder. Methane yield was used to fuel modified generator to determine its output power. The results indicate 0.450 m3 daily of biogas produced runs 3 KVA generator for 47 minutes with 1.8 KW load. The biogas generator worked perfectly without knocking during experiment period.

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Published

2026-01-16

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Engineering Studies and Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF POWER GENERATION UTILIZING HUMAN EXCRETA. (2026). Journal of Engineering Studies and Research, 31(1), 43-51. https://doi.org/10.29081/JESR.2025.v31.i1.004