The Research aimed to use the technology of the fermentation to produce the biogas from the cow manure. The digester has benn carried according to the Indian model. The digester consit of one cylinerical tank with 9.42m3 volume (height 3m, diameter 2
m) and gastank with 6m3 (height 1m) and inlet pipe and outlet pipe. The study showed the following:
The accumulated production of biogas was through the 30 days retention time 48m3. The heighest production was in the thirteenth day with 4.5m3. The farm became after the use of digester clean and with little insect and smell.
With use 1m3 of biogas could we use one cooker for 2.5 hour and with the same quantity could we use one inner combustion diesel motor (90% biogas and 10% diesel) for half an hour.
3/4m3 from digester volume is enough for one cow with 12 kg manure daily. So we can design the suitable digester for any farm.
This study was conducted at the laboratories of the Faculty of Agriculture,
Damascus University and the National Commission of Biotechnology in 2012 to
investigate he possibility of Production of bioethanol using local isolate of
Saccharomyces cer
evisiae from raw sugar refining molasses and to determine
the effect of different temperatures, pH and concentration of Dry matter (Brix
degree) in molasses on the amount of ethanol produced. A local isolate (R1) of
Saccharomyces cerevisiae selected previously due to its superiority in ethanol
production was taken from wine brewing residues and exposed to different
temperatures (20, 25, 30 and 35OC), pH (4, 4.5, 5 and 5.5) and the Brix degrees
(16, 20, 24 and 28%) during fermentation.
Results revealed that the best amount of ethanol was produced at
temperature of 30 º C, pH 5, and Brix degree in molasses 16%.
