Biomethanation of Organic Fraction of MSW

India being an agricultural economy faces a significant breakthrough in treating waste. In this scenario, production of biogas proves to be an efficient method. This research focuses on the production of biogas with high biomethane potential by treating organic food waste with cow dung under anaerobic conditions. To identify the parameters influencing biogas production and to determine the cumulative methane yield, batch tests were conducted. Concordant results were obtained for a dilution ratio 1:2 for cow dung and water and volatile solids of 61.2 g/L with a cumulative biogas production of 11.47 ml/g VS for a period of 7 days. Modified Gompertz model and logistic function model were used for kinetic modeling and to produce a perfect goodness of fit.