Assessing the Feasibility of Biofuel Production from Lignocellulosic Banana Waste in Rural Agricultural Communities in Peru and Colombia

Santa-María, Mónica C.; Colorado, Angela Adriana Ruíz; Cruz, Gastón; Jeoh, Tina

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“…1), minimizing the energy needed for biomass transportation [1]; (2) the large cultivation area dedicated to this crop; and (3) the continuous production of agricultural residues along the year [10]. Thus, the supply of biomass can be steady and it does not depend on a specific season of the year.…”

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“…The bioconversion of this residual biomass into biofuels or energy could replace a significant proportion of fossil fuels and diversify the energy mix [9]. In spite of this, the agricultural residues from the banana crop have been hardly considered for energy production so far [10].…”

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“…Santa-Maria et al [10] assessed the feasibility of producing second generation ethanol from the lignocellulosic banana waste, showing the large potential for cellulosic ethanol production due to the abundance of the feedstock. Most of the researchers have focused their efforts to improve the yield and reduce production costs [10,13,14]. Major crop residues such as wheat straw, rice hulls, corn stover and wood chips, have been largely studied as a feedstock for bioenergy, but little is known about the energy conversion of major non-staple crops, such as banana crop.…”

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“…Nevertheless, few studies have been made on the amount and availability of banana residual biomass for energy uses [15]. Given the abundance and the widespread distribution of banana in tropical and subtropical regions, the supply chain of its residual biomass for bioenergy applications should be explored [10].…”

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GIS-Based Assessment of Banana Residual Biomass Potential for Ethanol Production and Power Generation: A Case Study

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Purpose Banana is one of the most important fruit crops in the world. The plant bears one bunch in its life, leaving behind a large amount of agricultural residues (starchy and lignocellulosic biomass), which could be used for different purposes such as bioenergy. Ecuador is the largest exporter of banana fruits. Methods In this work, the potential of banana residual biomass produced in the province of El Oro, Ecuador for bioenergy applications was assessed using Geographic Information Systems-GIS. The methodology included the assessment of biomass distribution, facility location, transport optimization and a novel virtual land parcel that allows for these kinds of studies in areas with lack of georeferenced information. Results According to our approach, El Oro province has an available biomass potential of 190,102 t fm year -1 of starchy residual biomass and 198,602 t dm year -1 of lignocellulosic residual biomass. Two candidate points located at 79°51 0 12 00 W3°11 0 21 00 S and 79°52 0 49 00 W3°17 0 49 00 S were identified for the installment of energy conversion facilities supplied with residual biomass. Conclusions From the available potential of starchy biomass it would be possible to obtain up to 19 million liters of bioethanol per year assuming an average yield of 101.2 l t -1 fresh matter; while the available lignocellulosic biomass, which energy content (Lower Heating Value, moisture free biomass) was determined at 12.9 MJ kg -1 on average, could be used for power generation with an installed capacity of 18 MW. Chemical characterization of the lignocellulosic biomass suggested that further studies should be undertaken regarding the potential application of these crop residues to second generation bioethanol.

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“…The remaining stockpiled bagasse is of low economic value and constitutes an environmental hazard to sugar mills and surrounding areas wherein risks due to decomposition or spontaneous combustion can occur [36]. Similarly, India produces~1.6 million tons of dry banana peels which are left undisposed as waste in open areas, resulting in environmental pollution [37]. Currently, no significant commercial application exists for these abundant low-cost agricultural wastes.…”

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Biodiesel Production by Direct In Situ Transesterification of an Oleaginous Tropical Mangrove Fungus Grown on Untreated Agro-Residues and Evaluation of Its Fuel Properties

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Recent research has focused on use of waste agroresidues for growth of oleaginous microbial biomass as renewable feedstock for biodiesel. However, pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugar is necessary for microbial growth, increasing production costs. An oleaginous fungal isolate from the tropical mangrove wetlands, IBB G4, identified as Aspergillus candidus was assessed for its growth on waste agroresidues viz., banana peel, copra meal, corn cob, grape stalks and sugarcane bagasse,which had not been given any thermochemical or enzymatic pre-treatment. The resulting fungal biomass was subjected to in situ (direct) acid transesterification for fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) extraction. Maximal FAME production was obtained on raw untreated banana peel (420 mg/L) and sugarcane bagasse (400 mg/L) with the yields significantly higher (52-68 mg/g of fermented biomass) than those for glucose (32 mg/g). The FAMEs showed major presence of monounsaturated methyl esters (41.7 %; C18:1, C15:1, C17:1, C14:1) and methyl linoleate (C18:2, 36.8 %) and 20 % as saturated fraction when sugarcane bagasse was the substrate for fungal strain. For banana peel, the saturated fatty acid methyl esters (48.6 %; C16:0, C18:0) were abundant, methyl oleate (C18:1, 25 %) was the major monounsaturated fatty ester while methyl linoleate (C18:2, 19 %) and methyl arachidonate (C20:4, 3.8 %) were prevalent as polyunsaturated methyl esters. Biodiesel fuel properties (density, kinematic viscosity, iodine value, cetane number, free and total glycerol) were in accordance with international(ASTM D6751, EN 14214) and national (IS 15607) biodiesel standards, suggesting their suitability as biodiesel fuel.The results in our study indicate the potential suitability of A. candidus IBBG4 biomass grown on raw untreated banana peel and sugarcane bagasse waste and its conversion to FAME by direct in situ acid transesterification. This would help improve process economics for a green and sustainable production of biodiesel.

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Optimal conditions of acid‐catalysed steam explosion pretreatment of banana lignocellulosic biomass for fermentable sugar production

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Ballesteros

2017

J of Chemical Tech & Biotech

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BACKGROUND: Banana is one of the most cultivated fruit crops around the world. After its harvest, it generates large amounts of agricultural wastes. The objective of this study was to optimise the operational conditions of steam explosion pretreatment of the two main banana lignocellulosic residues, rachis and pseudostem, in order to achieve high overall sugar yields. RESULTS:A response surface statistical model (2 2 + star points with triplicate at central point) was used for the optimisation, considering the enzymatic hydrolysis yield and the overall yield of glucose and xylose as main criteria. The optimal conditions of steam explosion pretreatment for pseudostem were established at 177 ∘ C, 5 min and 2.2% H 2 SO 4 (v/v), presenting a high overall glucose yield of 91.0%. For rachis, the optimal conditions were 198 ∘ C, 5 min and 1.5% H 2 SO 4 (v/v) with an overall glucose yield of 87.1%. CONCLUSION: Optimal conditions for steam explosion pretreatment of agricultural banana wastes were determined. An acid-catalysed pretreatment was needed due to the low presence of acetyl groups in both feedstocks. After rachis pretreatment, extractives, soluble ashes and hemicellulose were solubilised causing an enrichment of cellulose in the insoluble fraction. However, due to the high amount of starch in pseudostem, a significant amount of glucose was recovered in the liquid fraction.

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Assessing the Feasibility of Biofuel Production from Lignocellulosic Banana Waste in Rural Agricultural Communities in Peru and Colombia

Cited by 32 publications

References 31 publications

GIS-Based Assessment of Banana Residual Biomass Potential for Ethanol Production and Power Generation: A Case Study

GIS-Based Assessment of Banana Residual Biomass Potential for Ethanol Production and Power Generation: A Case Study

Biodiesel Production by Direct In Situ Transesterification of an Oleaginous Tropical Mangrove Fungus Grown on Untreated Agro-Residues and Evaluation of Its Fuel Properties

Optimal conditions of acid‐catalysed steam explosion pretreatment of banana lignocellulosic biomass for fermentable sugar production

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