This article present physiochemical characterization of commonly available agricultural waste residues on dry basis for: (Corn cob, Coconut shell, Cashew nut, Palm kernel shell and Cassava stem) with the view to evaluate their respective suitability for biofuel production using thermochemical conversion process. The investigated respective biomass feedstock milled samples was analyzed in the laboratory for fuel physiochemical characterization. The physiochemical characterization carried out on each biomass waste sample are Proximate Analysis, Ultimate Analysis, Elemental composition analysis and determination of their respective Higher heating Value(HHV). The obtained results revealed that of all the biomass samples characterized, the Coconut shell (CNS), Corn cob(CC) and Cassava stem(CS) samples proved to possess the most suitable characteristics for better bio-oil production. Palm kernel shell(PKS), Coconut shell(CNS) and Cashew nut(CN) due to their obtained low ash content, adequate hardness and fairly high fixed carbon content are generally regarded to be a potential source for making quality grade charcoal (bio-char) using Pyrolysis process. Gasification process is found desirable to producing high yield of bio-gas for Corncob(CC) and Cassava stem(CS) biomass samples due to their respectively obtainable high value of moisture content: (13.4%wt and 15.10%wt.) and fixed carbon contents of (67.94%wt and 74.13%wt) in this study. Moreover, among all other biomass sample investigated in this study, Coconut Shell(CNS) in comparison to all other samples characterized attained highest HHV of 31.2 MJ/kg. Negligible amount of Sulphur and Nitrogen which could resulted to lower emission of SO2 and NO2 if use directly for heating purposes aftermath application of any of the thermochemical conversion processes is also observed for the biomass waste samples analyzed independent of their types. These results show that the characterized biomass samples could be a suitable candidate for alternative energy fuels production in terms of quality and environment concern.
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