TY - JFULL AU - M.S. Dhanya and N. Gupta and H.C. Joshi and Lata PY - 2009/4/ TI - Biogas Potentiality of Agro-wastes Jatropha Fruit Coat T2 - International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering SP - 69 EP - 74 VL - 3 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/11537 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 27, 2009 N2 - The present investigation was undertaken to explore the biogas potentiality of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas, Euphorbiaceae) Fruit Coat (JFC) alone and in combination with cattle dung (CD) in various proportions at 15 per cent total solids by batch phase anaerobic digestion for a period of ten weeks HRT (Hydraulic Retention Time) under a temperature of 35°C+1°C. The maximum biogas production was noticed in Cattle dung and Jatropha Fruit Coat in 2:1 ratio with 403.84 L/kg dry matter followed by 3:1,1:2, 1:1 and 1:3 having 329.66, 219.77, 217.79, 203.64 L /kg dm respectively as compared to 178.49 L/kg dm in CD alone. The JFC alone found to produce 91 per cent of total biogas that obtained from Cattle dung. The per cent methane content of the biogas in all the treatments was found on par with Cattle dung. ER -