From Poop to Fuel

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BIOFUEL From Food Scrapes to Sustainable Fuel Source

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This is my first science project. Next year lasers!!

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BIOFUEL

From Food Scrapes to Sustainable Fuel Source

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WHAT’S BIOMASS AND HOW CAN YOU GET ENERGY OUT OF IT?

Is it hard to get energy out of biomass? No, people have been doing it for thousands of years.

Biomass is made of organic remains from plants and animals which are taken mostly from harvesting and processing of agricultural and forestry crops.

Biomass are wastes and by-products that could be used as fuels for producing energy, instead of becoming landfill waste.

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WHAT IS BIOGAS AND WHAT KINDS OF BIOMASS ARE GOOD AT MAKING

BIOGAS Biogas- Organic matter, especially plant

matter, that can be converted to fuel and is therefore regarded as a potential energy source.

Biomass is all plant material, or vegetation, either raw or processed, wild or cultivated. Like trees, grass, corn and vegetables.

Even though the smell of manure from cows can be strong and disgusting, the waste is a rich source of energy that can be used to make electricity.

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MATERIALS 9 empty 2-litre bottles of soda 40.75 grams of cow manure (as fresh as

possible) 15.25 grams of mashed bananas 25.2 liters of distilled water or sometimes more,

depending on the exact volume of the bottle 18 large-mouthed (about 3.5cm in diameter)

latex balloons Metric tape ruler Scale, capable of distinguishing between 1g

quantities Duct tape

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PROCEDURE

Clean the nine 2L bottles

Fill nine bottles with 5 grams of cow manure

Fill 3 of the bottles with another 5 grams of cow manure

Fill 3 of the bottles with 5 grams of raw vegetables

Fill the last 3 bottles with 5 grams of mashed bananas

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PROCEDURES CONTINUED Each bottle contains 10g of biomass

Fill up all the bottles to the top with distilled water

Place the latex balloon over the soda bottle, un-inflated

Secure the balloon with some Duct tape

Measure the diameter of the balloon twice a day for a period of two weeks

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RESULTS

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CONCLUSION AND THINGS TO TRY NEXT TIME

Experiments involving bacteria can be very difficult to grow.

I think this experiment would produce better results if it was done on a bigger scale. More Cow Poo!

I think that pH had something to do with how much biogas my experiment made. It was either too low or too high. If the pH was around 7 that probably would have been better.

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CONCLUSION AND THINGS TO TRY NEXT TIME

I think temperature had an effect on my experiment. Bacteria only grow at specific temperatures. For example when we brought the experiment inside they seemed to start producing biogas.

Next Time Monitor pH in each bottle Monitor the temperature in each set of

bottles Make bigger biodigesters, and use more

manure.

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Chopping vegetables

for Test #2

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Weighing manure

Starting Test #1

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Adding distilled water Manure has to be fresh.

Thanks Little Farm

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THANK YOU