The potential of energy recovery from by–products of small agricultural farms in Nigeria
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2019
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Abstrakt
Agricultural by–products are renewable energy sources from which essential amount
of energy can be recovered, which can be used to replace the use of conventional fossil fuel,
reduces the potential of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and at the same time reduces
deforestation, especially in rural areas. Energy values of biomass from small Agricultural farms,
in particular waste generated from different tropical crops, viz; Maize, Millet, Rice, Sorghum and
Groundnut were determined, to ascertain their potentials as alternative fuel sources for rural use.
The materials were found to be of importance judging by their combustion potentials in all the
forms investigated. The Energy values of the by-products considered ranged between
11.68 MJkg-1
to 17.48 MJkg-1 with Groundnut pods and millet husk having the highest and least
respectively. Moisture and ash had effect on the energy values of these biomass. Our results are
relevant to the problems posed by the management of farm residues in developing countries.
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by–products, energy, tropical biomass, articles