Biogas Energy Resources and Renewable energy

The demand for energy is geometrically increasing all over the world and there is need to harness energy from every opportunity and source nature bestowed.Biogas (biological gas) is obtained from the anaerobic fermentation or degradation of wastes; vegetable, cow dung, industrial, animal and poultry droppings and is a mixture of methane, carbondioxide and traces of hydrogen sulphide.It is a biological processes which involve three steps: hydrolysis,acid formation and methanization.Biogas formation is simply the conversion of simple compounds into methane. The amount of solid wastes generated in developing countries such as Nigeria has steadily increased over the last few decades as a result of increase in population and continuous growth of industries and agricultural activities. This book discussed the generation of biogas from various inputs to compliment the fuel usage in energy production.It is a must read to all energy students and tutors. It will enhance and contribute to the global drive for energy production.

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Nahum Y. Godi is held from Numan, Nigeria. He is a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria. He is a member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers.He has taught Thermodynamics, Energy Sources and Utilization as well as Applied Thermodynamics in the Polytechnic and University respectively.