Gaseous fuel production by anaerobic fungal degradation of banana leaves

Abstract

Anaerobic biodegradation of banana leaves by cellulolytic fungus (yeast) was carried out at optimum operational conditions of temperature (33⁰C), P^H (7.3) and slurry concentration (4g/25cm³). The organic component of the gaseous fuel generated was analysed using flame ionization detector (FID). The analysis revealed that the gaseous fuel was rich in methane (CH₄).

Keywords: Anaerobic biodegradation; Micro-organisms; gaseous fuel (biogas).