Successful and sustainable crop based biodiesel programme in Nigeria through ecological optimisation and intersectoral policy realignment

Shehu, Basiru Gwandu; Clarke, Michèle L.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2020.110383

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“…It was found that the choice of Jatropha for biodiesel production in Nigeria is seen to be beneficial considering that suitable ecological conditions exist to support the cultivation of the crops in most parts of the country. Jatropha has less rigid ecological requirements that make it easy and cheap to be produced [65]. Paul et al [38] ran an experimental test on a double cylinder, DI, CI diesel engine using pure Jatropha biodiesel (B100) as fuel, and also tested straight diesel fuel as a comparison.…”

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The Recent Progress of Natural Sources and Manufacturing Process of Biodiesel: A Review

Supriyanto¹,

Sentanuhady

Dwiputra³

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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Biodiesel has caught the attention of many researchers because it has great potential to be a sustainable fossil fuel substitute. Biodiesel has a non-toxic and renewable nature and has been proven to emit less environmentally harmful emissions such as hydrocarbons (HC), and carbon monoxide (CO) as smoke particles during combustion. Problems related to global warming caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could also be solved by utilizing biodiesel as a daily energy source. However, the expensive cost of biodiesel production, mainly because of the cost of natural feedstock, hinders the potential of biodiesel commercialization. The selection of natural sources of biodiesel should be made with observations from economic, agricultural, and technical perspectives to obtain one feasible biodiesel with superior characteristics. This review paper presents a detailed overview of various natural sources, their physicochemical properties, the performance, emission, and combustion characteristics of biodiesel when used in a diesel engine. The recent progress in studies about natural feedstocks and manufacturing methods used in biodiesel production were evaluated in detail. Finally, the findings of the present work reveal that transesterification is currently the most superior and commonly used biodiesel production method compared to other methods available.

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confidence: 99%

The Recent Progress of Natural Sources and Manufacturing Process of Biodiesel: A Review

Supriyanto¹,

Sentanuhady

Dwiputra³

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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“…Jatropha has less rigid ecological requirements that make it easy and cheap to be produced [61]. Paul et al [38] ran an experimental test on a double cylinder, DI, CI diesel engine using pure Jatropha biodiesel (B100) as fuel, and so was tested straight diesel fuel as a comparison.…”

Section: Jatrophamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Recent Progress of Natural Source and Manufacturing Process of Biodiesel: A Review

Supriyanto¹,

Sentanuhady²,

Dwiputra³

et al. 2021

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Biodiesel has caught the attention of many researchers because it has great potential to be sustainable fossil fuel substitute. Biodiesel has non-toxic and renewable nature and has been proven to emit less amount of environmentally harmful emissions such as hydrocarbons (HC), and carbon monoxide (CO), as well as smoke particles during combustion. Problems related to global warming caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could also be solved by utilizing biodiesel as a daily energy source. However, the expensive cost of biodiesel production, mainly because of the cost of natural feedstock, holds the potential of biodiesel commercialization. The selection of natural sources of biodiesel should be made with observations from economic, agricultural, and technical perspectives to obtain one feasible biodiesel with superior characteristics. This review paper presents a detailed overview of various natural sources, their physicochemical properties, as well as the performance, emission, and combustion characteristics of biodiesel when used in a diesel engine. The recent progress in studies about natural feedstocks and manufacturing methods used in biodiesel production were evaluated in detail. Finally, the findings of the present work reveal that transesterification is currently the most superior and commonly used biodiesel production method compared to other methods available.

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“…The major advantages are possession of own labour and land; insurance against total crop failure due to pest and disease attack and climate change; and regular food supply for family use and cash. Nigeria has a land area of about 91 million hectares, with 82 million hectares good for farming (Shehu, and Clarke, 2020); yet half of this arable land has not been exploited to produce crops and livestock to stem the threat of hunger and poverty through efficient production system (Mgbenka and Mbah, 2016). Current statistics shows that the contribution of agriculture to the GDP in Nigeria is 24.18 %, to non-oil exports earnings is 75 % and 70% of the labour force is in agriculture but agriculture's share of Federal budget is ≈2.0% only (FMARD, 2016;Emefiele, 2017).…”

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A Socio-economic Survey of Farmers in Selected Local Government Areas of Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria

Bwala,

Mshelizah,

Mshelia

2021

JAEESS

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A socio-economic survey of farmers’ in selected farming Local Government Areas of Borno State, Nigeria was carried out in the year 2020 in order to suggest solutions that can improve production. The selected Local Government Areas include Bayo, Biu, Kwaya-Kusar, Hawul and Shani. Structured questionnaire was designed and administered in 25 farming communities in the study area. A total of 375 household heads (farmers) were randomly selected 5 each in the 25 communities drawn from the 5 LGAs. Simple descriptive statistics such as percentages, frequency distribution tables, and charts were used to analyze the data generated. The study revealed male farmers dominated the farming population (86%). 61.1% of the farmers were in the active age category (31-45yrs) and formally educated with farming as both their primary occupation and main source of income. The land tenure arrangements identified in ascending order of importance are family inheritance, individual, communal and government ownerships. Acquisition of land for farming purposes was not a problem especially to non-indigenes or by purchase or rent/hire. Cases of land disputes were few in the communities and were resolved mainly by the family/community elders. The average farm holding in the communities was 5.7 hectare per farmer which is above the national average of 2 hectares. Only 6.1% had access to loan before but most (98.7%) indicated the need to have grants and 36.8% expressed desire to have loans now. It is recommended that land tenure reform on inherited agricultural lands be undertaken with the view to sufficiently liberalize land rights. This is to suggest that government need to redefine the land use decree of 1978, so as to separate farm Lands from Lands for other uses as the land tenure affects their crop production.

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Successful and sustainable crop based biodiesel programme in Nigeria through ecological optimisation and intersectoral policy realignment

Cited by 9 publications

References 81 publications

The Recent Progress of Natural Sources and Manufacturing Process of Biodiesel: A Review

The Recent Progress of Natural Sources and Manufacturing Process of Biodiesel: A Review

The Recent Progress of Natural Source and Manufacturing Process of Biodiesel: A Review

A Socio-economic Survey of Farmers in Selected Local Government Areas of Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria

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