Methane production of banana plant: Yield, kinetics and prediction models influenced by morphological parts, cultivars and ripening stages

Krungkaew, Samatcha; Hülsemann, Benedikt; Kingphadung, Kanokwan; Mahayothee, Busarakorn; Oechsner, Hans; Müller, Joachim

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127640

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“…Banana can be processed into several products such as banana juice, banana chips, and banana flour [10]. Approximately 30-40% of whole banana is peel [11], which is generated from banana processing and left as industrial waste. Moreover, after bananas are harvested, the tree dies and becomes field residue.…”

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“…Agricultural waste management can mitigate greenhouse gas emission, reduce climate change impacts [13], and promote a circular economy [14]. Recent studies presented technologies that can utilize banana waste to produce energy; these technologies include incineration [15], pyrolysis [16], gasification [17], fermentation [18], and anaerobic digestion [11]. Among these waste management technologies, anaerobic digestion is the most eco-friendly method, and it supports circular bioeconomy [14,19].…”

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“…It can convert biowastes into valuable products such as biogas and digestate [20]. Various parts of banana plants can be utilized to produce biogas, providing various ranges of energy potentials [11,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. Specific methane yields ranging from 243 to 330 L/kg VS from banana peels [23,26,30], whereas different morphological parts of banana trees demonstrated methane yields ranging from 171 to 324 L/kg VS [11,22].…”

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“…Various parts of banana plants can be utilized to produce biogas, providing various ranges of energy potentials [11,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. Specific methane yields ranging from 243 to 330 L/kg VS from banana peels [23,26,30], whereas different morphological parts of banana trees demonstrated methane yields ranging from 171 to 324 L/kg VS [11,22]. Krungkaew et al [11] reported that the energy potential of 7.9 to 12.4 MWh/ha could be obtained from methane produced using banana tree as feedstock.…”

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“…Specific methane yields ranging from 243 to 330 L/kg VS from banana peels [23,26,30], whereas different morphological parts of banana trees demonstrated methane yields ranging from 171 to 324 L/kg VS [11,22]. Krungkaew et al [11] reported that the energy potential of 7.9 to 12.4 MWh/ha could be obtained from methane produced using banana tree as feedstock. Moreover, Adsal et al [31] reported that utilizing banana stem waste to produce biogas used in banana production could reduce global warming potential.…”

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New Sustainable Banana Value Chain: Waste Valuation toward a Circular Bioeconomy

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According to the needs of sustainability, a new sustainable banana chip value chain, which is a combination of the traditional banana chip value chain and the banana waste value chain, was designed. Scenarios were created assuming that an anaerobic digester would be implemented to produce biogas—which can act as a substitute for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used in banana processing—from banana wastes. The values of banana residues throughout the value chain were determined depending on farm gate tree price, transportation cost, and the final value of LPG substitution. The value chain was optimized using two objective functions: total chain profit maximization and factory profit maximization. The tree price at the farm gate was determined and assumed to be between USD 0.067 and USD 0.093 per tree, and the transportation cost of tree transportation was assumed to be between USD 0.31 and USD 0.39 per km. Different tree prices and transportation costs affected the profits of all stakeholders throughout the chain. The scenarios that maximized total chain profits showed superior environmental performance compared to the scenarios that maximized factory profits. The proposed sustainable value chain will lead to an increase in farmers’ profits of 15.5–17.0%, while the profits gained by collectors and factory will increase between 3.5 and 8.9% when compared to business as usual.

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