Extracting Methane From Waste

Extracting methane gas from household waste is relatively simple and could be done in any average home. The first step is to mix the waste with water and store it into the warming bed. In the warming bed the slurry part of the waste is taken and used as fertilizer, while the gas produced by the waste, called methane gas, is transferred into the dirt trap. Here, the cap under the dirt trap is opened periodically to release and separate the dirt from the cleaner methane gas. The cleaner gas is then piped to a water container or Gas Indicator Unit. When the gas indicator receives the methane gas, it then produces bubbles which indicate the purified methane gas is present and ready for storing. Before storing, part of the gas is piped in parallel to an opened water-container for gas release whenever the gas pressure gets too high in transition to the gas holder unit. Lastly, the methane gas then goes to the gas holder to be stored in the inner tubes, and is ready to use such as for cooking whenever tap is turned on.