Patent ID: 11866755
Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  Y | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A system for enhancing methane generation in biogas production, the system comprising:
a semi-continuous stirring tank reactor comprising a feedstock inlet, a feedstock outlet, a water jacket inlet, a water jacket outlet, a motor, a gear box, a stirrer, a plurality of stirrer blades, and a plurality of porous linen pouches having a plurality of ferrous pebbles disposed therein, one of each of the plurality of porous linen pouches attached to one of each of the plurality of stirrer blades;
the semi-continuous stirring tank reactor configured to receive and incubate cow manure and glucose to form waste activated sludge with methanogen growth;
the feedstock inlet configured to feed rice husk and water to the semi-continuous stirring tank reactor;
the feedstock outlet configured to discharge rice husk, water, and waste activated sludge from the semi-continuous stirring tank reactor;
the water jacket inlet and water jacket outlet configured to accept flowing water to heat the semi-continuous stirring tank reactor to a mesophilic condition;
the motor is connected to the gearbox, stirrer, and the plurality of stirrer blades; and the motor is connected to an a circuit which operates the motor.