Feasibility study of biogas energy generation from refuse dump in a community-based distribution in Nigeria

Igbum, Ogbene Gillian; Eloka‐Eboka, Andrew C.; Adoga, Sunday Ogakwu

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“…Saddling the regular disintegration of natural matter, biogas creation offers a maintainable option in contrast to petroleum derivatives, moderating ozone depleting substance discharges and adding to the roundabout economy. One of the most convincing benefits of biogas lies in its natural advantages [5] (Igbum et al, 2019). Through anaerobic processing, natural waste like agrarian buildups, creature compost, and food scraps can be changed over into biogas, lessening methane discharges from deterioration and landfills.…”

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Assessing Potential of Biogas: Harnessing Sustainable Energy from Biomass for Renewable Solutions (Review)

2024

Rafidain J. Eng. Sci.

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This systematic review evaluates the potential of biogas as a sustainable energy source derived from biomass for renewable solutions. Biogas production involves the anaerobic digestion of organic materials, such as agricultural residues, municipal solid waste, and livestock manure, to generate methane-rich gas for electricity generation, heat production, and transportation fuel. The systematic review study comprehensively examines various aspects of biogas, including its production process, environmental benefits, economic viability, technical considerations, challenges, social impacts, circular economy principles, technological innovations, public perception, policy recommendations, and alignment with global climate goals and Sustainable Development Goals. Key findings indicate that biogas offers significant potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, reduce organic waste pollution, promote sustainable agriculture, and create economic opportunities. However, challenges such as technological limitations, financial constraints, and policy barriers impede the widespread adoption of biogas. Policy recommendations emphasize the importance of supportive regulatory frameworks, incentive programs, and international cooperation to facilitate biogas development. Overall, this systematic review provides understanding into the role of biogas in advancing renewable energy solutions and underscores the need for concerted efforts to realize its full potential in combating climate change and promoting sustainable development.

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Assessing Potential of Biogas: Harnessing Sustainable Energy from Biomass for Renewable Solutions (Review)

2024

Rafidain J. Eng. Sci.

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“…Anaerobic digestion for biogas production takes place in a sealed vessel called reactor. Anaerobic digestion of organic waste materials which can be gotten from municipal solid waste, industrial waste, agricultural waste, and household waste can also provide enormous energy since it can serve as a renewable source of energy such as biogas [7]. Biogas is a cheap and relatively affordable form of renewable energy that can meet the energy demands of rural society to a reasonable extent and it is a flammable colourless gas that can be generated through anaerobic digestion of organic waste materials.…”

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Production and Kinetic Studies of Biogas from Anaerobic Digestion of Banana and Cassava Wastes

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Purpose: In the present study, anaerobic digestion of cassava (Manihot esculenta) and banana (Musa paradisiaca) wastes was investigated and the kinetic modelling of the conversion process was carried out. Methods:The experiments were carried out in a batch reactor under mesophilic conditions. Results:The total solids content of cassava and banana were 14.7% and 15.7% respectively, moisture content of cassava and banana were 85.3 and 84.3% respectively while the volatile solids content of cassava and banana were 92.32% and 96.27% respectively. The cumulative biogas yield of cassava substrate reached 18.8 L/g VS after 30 days while that of banana reached 14.24 L/g VS in the same digestion time. The first-order kinetics showed that the cassava substrate had greater potential for biogas production due to its relatively higher k value (0.19) than the banana substrate (0.03). Modified Gompertz kinetic parameters showed a total biogas production of 30.54 L/gVS for cassava at a maximum production rate of 0.56 L/g/VS/day while banana had a total biogas production of 24.91 L/gVS at a maximum production rate of 0.44 L/g/VS/day. The short lag phase of the digestion process indicatedthat the microbes acclimatized quickly to the slurry environment.The modified Gompertz model was a better fit for the experimental and simulated data, based on the closeness of R2 values to 1. Conclusion:Both cassava and banana substrates showed great potential for biogas production.Therefore, biogas generated from waste valorization can mitigate over-dependence on depleting fossil fuel/crude oil in Nigeria and Africa.

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“…Olatomiwa [17] used the HOMER software to optimally combined energy sources to meet the energy demand of a healthcare facility in an off-grid rural community. Reference [18] argued that the irregular energy supply and the high cost of petroleum products required the Nigerian government to strategically accelerate the development and implementation of biogas production facilities. The study showed the current biomass potential for biogas production in the country and the feedstocks for biogas production plants.…”

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Composite Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Optimization of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria

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This paper presents eight hybrid renewable energy (RE) systems that are derived from solar, wind and biomass, with energy storage, to meet the energy demands of an average household in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The resource assessments show that the solar insolation, wind speed (at 30 m hub height) and biomass in the country range, respectively, from 4.38–6.00 kWh/m2/day, 3.74 to 11.04 m/s and 5.709–15.80 kg/household/day. The HOMER software was used to obtain optimal configurations of the eight hybrid energy systems along the six geopolitical zones’ RE resources. The eight optimal systems were further subjected to a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) analysis, which considers technical, economic, environmental and socio-cultural criteria. The TOPSIS-AHP composite procedure was adopted for the MCDM analysis in order to have more realistic criteria weighting factors. In all the eight techno-economic optimal system configurations considered, the biomass generator-solar PV-battery energy system (GPBES) was the best system for all the geopolitical zones. The best system has the potential of capturing carbon from the atmosphere, an attribute that is desirous for climate change mitigation. The cost of energy (COE) was seen to be within the range of 0.151–0.156 US$/kWh, which is competitive with the existing electricity cost from the national grid, average 0.131 US$/kWh. It is shown that the Federal Government of Nigeria favorable energy policy towards the adoption of biomass-to-electricity systems would make the proposed system very affordable to the rural households.

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Feasibility study of biogas energy generation from refuse dump in a community-based distribution in Nigeria

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Assessing Potential of Biogas: Harnessing Sustainable Energy from Biomass for Renewable Solutions (Review)

Assessing Potential of Biogas: Harnessing Sustainable Energy from Biomass for Renewable Solutions (Review)

Production and Kinetic Studies of Biogas from Anaerobic Digestion of Banana and Cassava Wastes

Composite Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Optimization of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria

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