title: Effect of temperature and retention time on biomethanation of cheese whey-poultry waste-cattle dung.
abstract: Various conditions, such as temperature, total solid content, cattle dung-poultry waste-cheese whey ratio, retention time and stirring, were optimized with an ultimate aim of improving anaerobic digestion. Maximum gas production (2.2 litres litre(-1) of digester day(-1)) with enriched methane content (62% CH(4)) was found with a retention time of 10 days, having a loading rate of 6.0 g total solid litre(-1) of digester day(-1) at 40 degrees C, and total solid of 6% (w/v) using a mixture of cattle dung, poultry waste and cheese whey in the ratio of 2:1:3 (w/w).
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar-388120, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Madamwar