Biomass resources and biofuels potential for the production of transportation fuels in Nigeria

Ben-Iwo, Juliet; Manović, Vasilije; Longhurst, Philip J.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.05.050

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“…Biomass is waste materials from agricultural products which includes agricultural residues and forest resources [1]. The byproducts from rural areas are a resource of latent energy; they can cause greenhouse gas emissions as well as agro-environmental problem [2].…”

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Adsorption Characteristics of Ammonium Nitrogen and Plant Responses to Biochar Pellet

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For feasibility of carbon sequestration as well as in the mitigation of greenhouse gases for application of biochar pellet, this experiment was conducted, focusing on the adsorption characteristics of NH 4 -N on biochar pellet mixed with different ratios of pig manure compost. For NH 4 -N adsorption on biochar pellets, the loading amount of biochar pellet was 211.5 mg in 50 mL of aqueous solution, and the adsorption fitted very well with Langmuir isotherm. The maximum adsorption and removal rates were 2.94 mg g −1 and 92.2%, respectively, in the pellet that contained 90% of biochar. It was also observed, by kinetic models, that NH 4 -N was adsorbed fast on biochar pellet with a combination ratio of 9:1 of biochar pellet/pig manure. It was further observed that the higher the amount of biochar contained in the biochar pellet, the greater the adsorption of NH 4 -N. For the plant response observed for lettuce, it was shown that the leaf biomass in plots treated with a 9:1 biochar/pig manure compost increased by approximately 13% compared with the leaf biomass in plots treated with the compost alone. The leaf biomass of the other treatments was higher than that of the control. This implies that the application of biochar pellets, regardless of the biochar contents, might be useful for soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation for agricultural practices.

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Adsorption Characteristics of Ammonium Nitrogen and Plant Responses to Biochar Pellet

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“…), agricultural residues (sugarcane bagasse, corn stover, rice straw, rice husk, sweet sorghum, oil palm waste etc. ), 1 are most abundant, inexpensive and renewable carbon sources available in the form of plant biomass. Since lignocellulosic are abundant and cheaper make it be an attractive alternative material for bioethanol production and could reduce the possible conflict between land use for food production and energy feedstock production.…”

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Potential Use of Lignobiomass for Sugar Production

Jamaludin

Salleh

Yahya

2017

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Nowadays, continuously increasing petroleum costs and dependence upon fossil fuel resources create major attention to focused on alternative energy resources. Fuel resources and the energy source is the highest priority since trillions of people all over the world use it in the sector of transportation, electricity, food and industrial manufacture. The need for alternative sources of bio-energy was expected to increase sharply in the future. The abundant and free raw material in the form of lignocellulosic biomass has been considered as an alternative for fossil fuel. In this short review, the potential of lignocellulosic biomass to produce bio-sugar are highlighted. This short review highlights and provides an overview of various pretreatment methods used to degrade the cellulosic material challenges to convert lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugar.

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“…Large-scale production of biofuels in Sub-Saharan African countries will necessitate the development of novel technologies to ensure that this market is strengthened by improving the energy yields, and thus make it economically competitive to petroleum oil. This implies that various stakeholders need to be actively involved towards biofuel development initiatives in the continent [48][49][50].…”

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Biofuel Development Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities and Challenges

Sekoai

Yoro

2016

Climate

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Abstract:In recent years, biofuels have emerged as a suitable alternative to hydrocarbon fuel due to their foreseen potential of being a future energy resource. Biofuel development initiatives have been successfully implemented in countries like Brazil, United States of America, European Union, Canada, Australia, and Japan. However, such programmes have been stagnant in Africa due to various constraints, such as financial barriers, technical expertise, land availability, and government policies. Nonetheless, some countries within the continent have realized the potential of biofuels and have started to introduce similar programmes and initiatives for their development. These include the bioethanol production initiatives and the plantation of jatropha oil seeds in most Sub-Saharan African countries for biodiesel production. Therefore, this paper examines the biofuel development initiatives that have been implemented in several countries across Sub-Saharan Africa over the past few years. It also discusses the opportunities and challenges of having biofuel industries in the continent. Finally, it proposes some recommendations that could be applied to accelerate their development in these Sub-Saharan African countries.

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Biomass resources and biofuels potential for the production of transportation fuels in Nigeria

Cited by 296 publications

References 43 publications

Adsorption Characteristics of Ammonium Nitrogen and Plant Responses to Biochar Pellet

Adsorption Characteristics of Ammonium Nitrogen and Plant Responses to Biochar Pellet

Potential Use of Lignobiomass for Sugar Production

Biofuel Development Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities and Challenges

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