KASHMIRI YOUTH DR ZULFQARUL HAQ CLAIMS INVENTION OF WORLD’S FIRST METHANE COLLECTING DAIRY FARM, REVEALS SHEIKH TAWQEER HUSSAIN
Claiming that he has made the world first methane collecting Dairy farm, Dr. Zulfqarul Haq is all set to reap the harvest of his endeavor. He has applied for patent license for the same. This young man is all set to give an international recognition to the Kashmir, which is in limelight for its turmoil part mostly. At the same time, experts believe that his research will be fruitful in terms of bringing the green peace and reducing the green house gasses from environment, not only in Kashmir, but also in the entire world.
Born in the Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital-Srinagar, Dr. Zulfqarul Haq is a Kashmiri Veterinary doctor presently undergoing Masters Degree in Veterinary Science in Animal Nutrition from College of Veterinary Science Mhow, Indore (MP) and is an alumnus of Tyndale Bisco Srinagar and claims to be first scientist to propose Methane collection in dairy farms to contain global warming.
According to the Dr Haq, the journey to make this plan was not easy, he undertake this work some six months back and today he claims, he is ready with the world’s first methane collecting dairy farm.
“Every body talks of talks of methane and its components for the cause of global warming, and at so many seminars, I heard scientists are working on the process to contain the green house effect, but have achieved little success so far, so I tried to work on it.”
Dr Haq believes that the initial process was very difficult; with lot of failed experiments and continuous research this thing became possible.
“When I started the process, I don’t have any idea from where to start. For continuous five months I read lot of books on the methane, studied its chemical properties” said Dr Haq adding that after hundreds of failed room experiments, I got success and today I can claim that I have made the world’s first Methane collecting dairy farm”.
According to Dr Zulfqarul Haq, who sent a brief description of his proposed layout plan of the world’s first methane collecting unit and talked on length how his invention might revolutionize the efforts to contain global warming. His proposal was widely welcomed at a symposium at Jaipur where he was also awarded for his paper on the project.
Giving details about the layout plan Dr Haq said, “Methane is one of the most potent and influential greenhouse gases on Earth. It is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping atmospheric heat. Each cattle can produce 250 to 500 litres of methane per day, which is the cause of worry as far as global warming is concerned. The heat-trapping gas thus can dramatically accelerate global warming which is a big threat. As the number of cattle in India is highest in the world, the western world blames India for being responsible for global warming.The layout has been proposed to collect methane gas burped by cattle. The dairy farm will have two phases, closed and open. It is closed when methane production is at peak level (2-3 hours after feeding) and animals respire through specially designed Tobin tubes which open at their manger. Rest dairy farm is kept open like normal. Methane is lighter than air so it rises up and gets accumulated under roof ridge from where it is sucked by pump connected to a continuous pipe into methane collecting chamber. This camber would be double walled and would be filled with liquid Nitrogen. Liquid Nitrogen provides critical temperature for methane and critical pressures of 45.4 atm would be applied. During suction of methane from roof ridge other gases like Air, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Oxygen will also accumulate in methane chamber. But these gases will not liquefy except methane as their critical temperature and pressure are not attained. Liquid methane could be used as fuel in vehicles, as cooking gas etc and to reduce green house effect”.This hypothesis was presented in the Annual Conference and National Symposium of IAAVR held at Jaipur where Dr Haq received certificate of merit for best innovative idea and his paper has also been accepted for publication in Research Journal.
Experts believe that his innovation if scientifically proven could lead to contain the global level at large level and can control the energy crises round the world.
Prof Shakil Ahmad an environmentalist at the Kashmir university believes that this machine could be useful to contain the Green house gasses.
“Among all green house gasses methane is the lethal one and a machine that can trap it and convert it into the means of useful energy is surely a success for whole of the world and Dr Haq in particular.” He is of the opinion that this machine should be affordable to all, “we have to first ascertain that a farmer should afford this machine for their traditional stables”, said Prof Shakil Ahmad who teaches Environmental science at the University of Kashmir.
Talking to Times of India, Dr G. M. Bhat, chairman Grass Root Innovations and Augmentations (GIAN) cell, University of Kashmir, who funds such new innovations here in Valley, appreciated the task done by Dr Zulfqarul Haq.
“The technology for collecting Methane as proposed by Dr. Zulfqarul Haq appears to be innovative and simple compared to other popular methods worked out by scientists round the world” said Dr Bhat adding that “However, the efficacy of the proposed method is to be investigated”.
Dr Bhat is of the opinion that the technology if successful shall help greatly in containing global warming. “Methane gas collected as such plan can be used as fuel and thus can also help to control the increasing energy crises as well”
Dr Bhat Claims that University of Kashmir is all set to help such innovators and for Dr Haq, our doors will be open.
“The innovator can approach us for financial or technical support to form a prototype of the same and to carry out experiment of his technology” Said Dr G.M Bhat, adding that “We will be glad to render him all the support he needs to prove his concept”.
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