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EasyBiologyHigh School (11–12)Biology in Human WelfareConceptual

Answer from the lesson on biogas. Name the microbes that make methane…

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Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.

Answer from the lesson on biogas.

  1. Name the microbes that make methane.
  1. Where, in the body of cattle, do they live?
  1. Why is cattle dung used in a gobar gas plant?
  1. What is done with the spent slurry?
  1. Name the two Indian bodies that did much of the work on the technology.
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Methanogens such as Methanobacterium make methane without oxygen. Biogas is mostly methane. Methane gives 35.835.835.8 MJ for each m³ and LPG gives 464646 MJ for each kg. The digester volume is the slurry fed each day times the days that it stays in the tank. The reaction C6H12O6→3 CH4+3 CO2\mathrm{C_6H_{12}O_6} \rightarrow 3\,\mathrm{CH_4} + 3\,\mathrm{CO_2}C6​H12​O6​→3CH4​+3CO2​ gives 333 mol of methane from 111 mol of glucose, and 111 mol of gas fills 22.422.422.4 L at 0 ∘C0\ ^\circ\mathrm{C}0 ∘C and 111 atm.

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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.

Step 1. (a) The methanogens, for example Methanobacterium.

Step 2. (b) In the rumen.

Step 3. (c) Because dung is rich in methanogens, and because it is cellulose rich waste that is available in large amounts.

Step 4. (d) It is used as a fertiliser.

Step 5. (e) The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).

Answer: (a) methanogens; (b) the rumen; (c) it is rich in methanogens; (d) a fertiliser; (e) IARI and KVIC.

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