Bioenergy technology development in Nigeria - pathway to sustainable energy development

Oyedepo, Sunday Olayinka; Dunmade, Israel; Adekeye, T.; Attabo, Ahme A.; Olawole, C. Olukunle; Babalola, P.O.; Oyebanji, J.A.; Udo, Mfon; Kilanko, O.; Leramo, R.O.

doi:10.1504/ijesd.2019.099513

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“…Millet residues are mostly used for forage due to its drought tolerance, leafiness, and succulent stems [148,149]. Oyedepo et al [150] identified that although bioethanol can be derived from millet, the stalks can be converted to solid fuel through briquetting.…”

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An Assessment of Potential Resources for Biomass Energy in Nigeria

2020

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Nigeria is a developing country with an insufficient supply of energy to meet the continuously growing demand. However, there are several biomass resources available within the country. This paper presents a desk review, which investigates the potential resources for biomass energy generation within the country. Energy policies to aid biomass use as an energy source within the country were also reviewed. Biomass resources identified within Nigeria include forest residues, agricultural residues, human and animal wastes, aquatic biomass, and energy crops. However, several of the resources, particularly agricultural residues, have competing uses, such as livestock feed and soil rejuvenation. An estimation of the technical energy potential of the biomass resources revealed that about 2.33 EJ could be generated from the available resources in Nigeria. Agricultural residues have an energy potential of about 1.09 EJ, with cassava, maize, oil palm, plantain, rice, and sorghum being the major contributors. Animal wastes, municipal solid waste, and forest residues have energy potentials of 0.65, 0.11, and 0.05 EJ, respectively. The potentials of wood fuel and charcoal are 0.38 and 0.05 EJ, respectively. The study found that despite the available potential and existing policies, not much has been done in the implementation of large-scale bioenergy within the country. However, there has been laboratory and research-scale investigations. The review suggests that more policies and stronger enforcement will aid bioenergy development within the country. From the review, it has been suggested that the agricultural sector needs to be developed to generate more biomass resources. More research, development, and implementation have to be carried out on biomass resources and bioenergy generation processes. The production of non-edible energy crops in marginal lands should also be considered prime to the development of bioenergy within the country.

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An Assessment of Potential Resources for Biomass Energy in Nigeria

2020

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“…Experimentation and continuous research are enabling the development of viable biodiesel feedstocks and suitable production procedures (Abbaszaadeh et al, 2012). With vast arable land across Nigeria, the capacity for expanding its bioresources is feasible (Oyedepo et al, 2019). Direct comparative analysis has shown that the Nigerian oil palm industry has the prospect of producing biofuels commercially (Ishola et al, 2013).…”

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“…Non-edible vegetable oils such as jatropha, mahua, jojoba oil, salmon oil and sea mango, animal fats, used cooking oils, agricultural and solid municipal wastes and are referred to as second-generation biodiesel feedstock (Aditiya et al, 2016;Olatunji et al, 2019a,b). The third-generation biodiesel feedstock is microalgae, cyanobacteria and other single-celled oleaginous microorganisms (Oyedepo et al, 2019). More recent research has produced fourth-generation biofuels feedstocks which are genetically engineered plants that consume more CO 2 from the atmosphere than they may emit as fuel later during combustion (Shokravi, 2019).…”

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Biodiesel production from palm olein: A sustainable bioresource for Nigeria

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Dangerous environmental consequences and market unpredictability of fossil fuels have necessitated the need for sustainable large-scale production of biofuel in Nigeria. Unrefined palm oil (UPO) is a significant product of commercially available oil palm plants in the country. This study experimentally investigates the production of biodiesel from refined, bleached and deodorised (RBD) palm olein extracted from UPO obtained from batch reactors. The transesterification process of the RBD palm olein with methanol and in the presence of potassium hydroxide (KOH) catalyst produced biodiesel with a 62.5% yield, thus confirming its feasibility for mass production. The derived biodiesel has properties equivalent to ASTM D792 standard for biodiesel fuels.

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“…Biofuel production in Nigeria is still largely 1stG and 2ndG based and the supply of the raw materials are from food crops such as cassava and sugarcane [15,[193][194][195] making it unsustainable due to competition with edible food. Biofuel production requires huge investments and therefore needs assessment on a pilot scale before heavy investment for commercial production [196,197]. There is inadequate reliable resource database to help investment decisions for biofuels in Nigeria [198].…”

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Towards Commercialization of Third‐Generation Biofuel Industry for Sustainable Energy Production in Nigeria

Shiru

2021

ChemBioEng Reviews

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Due to the potential depletion of fossil fuels and the need for the shift from its use to combat the aggravated impacts of climate change, the unsustainable use of these conventional fuels has been widely recognized. This has prompted commercialization of biofuels as an alternative sustainable fuel. This study summarizes the potential of third-generation biomass feedstocks, algae, for biofuel production on the example of Nigeria, where most biofuel plants still use first-and second-generation feedstocks, which have led to food and land mass competition. It is shown that the production and consumption of third-generation biofuel is at its infancy in the coun-try. It was also found that the climatic conditions in Nigeria are conducive for the cultivation of microalgae, which are the primary sources of the third-generation biofuel, even though there are barriers such as inadequate reliable resource database for investment decisions and technical expertise to develop and deploy biofuels in commercial form. The large population of Nigeria is a potential market for biofuel, therefore, commercialization of the third-generation biofuel can be a viable alternative energy source to conventional fossil fuels and it can generate employment for many in the country.

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Bioenergy technology development in Nigeria - pathway to sustainable energy development

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An Assessment of Potential Resources for Biomass Energy in Nigeria

An Assessment of Potential Resources for Biomass Energy in Nigeria

Biodiesel production from palm olein: A sustainable bioresource for Nigeria

Towards Commercialization of Third‐Generation Biofuel Industry for Sustainable Energy Production in Nigeria

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