Question

what is biogas.explain in brief ?

Answer 1

Biogas refers to a mixture of different gasesproduced by the breakdown of organic matterin the absence of oxygen. Biogas can be produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste or food waste. Biogas is a renewable energy source.

Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestionwith methanogen or anaerobic organisms, which digest material inside a closed system, or fermentation of biodegradable materials.[1]This closed system is called an anaerobic digester, biodigester or a bioreactor.

Answer 2

Biogas is also called"renewable natural gas" as it is opposed to fossil it is a mixture of Carbon dioxide and methane supplemented with other components, biogas is a combustible. It is used to produce electricity,heat or biofuel.