CITRUS SINENSIS (L) PEELS POTENTIAL FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION

This research work focused on the production of biofuel from orange peels using Bacillus subtilis as a fermentor. The were collected Ekeukwu market and Ihiagwa fruit center, Owerri Nigeria, sun dried grinded manually to powder. sample was further fermented for 8days subtilis, after which it distilled 6 hours in order extract biofuel.Analysis ethanol compostion carried out gas chromatography.The parameters measured include pH, concentration reducing sugar before fermentation well characterization produced. Results shows that 200g produced 400ml 8th day percentage component are Ethanol (48.73%), Methane (26.89%), Methanol (17.22%), Carbon dioxide (7.15%), Phenol (0.005%) while control did not produce any biofuel. From study observed has highest phenol least. peel 11.678 mg/l 73.899 respectively. It also this ideal pH obtain reasonable quantity ranges 5.0 – 5.3. presents an alternative, cheap, environmental friendly readily available option use place fossil fuels.The result showed liquid fuel (bioethanol) can be distillation peelsI therefore recommend studies finding efficient processes methods increasing yield agro-waste.