Environmentally Friendly Waste System

After discussion with Mr Kon, we made a rough calculation based on the values given in this website:




http://jcbmac.chem.brown.edu/myl/hen/carbondioxideHenry.html



We assume the temperature to be about 25 degrees celcius and hence take the solubility as 0.1449g of CO2 per 100g of water. We calculated that the amount of CO2 produced was about 25kg. This works out to about 17000kg of water or 17m3 of water. During the discussion, it was said that a thinner column with a smaller radius was more effective in separating the CO2 and H2S. Because as the gas bubbles through, only a small amount of water will be used to absorb them and not the whole tank. Therefore baring that in mind, we went on to estimate the height of the column which ended up being over 5m tall with the assumption of 1m radius for the base of tank. This will not be feasible. It is not easily accessible and it would be too bulky to transport.



Hence, right now, we are thinking of switch our focus to a wetland system and also possibly do a small scale setup of the digester to run instead of running the actual thing. Because due to the H1N1 situation, many camps were cancelled and there is no sludge supply for us.