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Microwave pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass��a contribution to power Africa

Biomass; Cracking (chemical); Diesel engines; Electric power generation; Energy policy; Energy resources; Engines; Fossil fuels; Fuels; Greenhouse gases; Microwaves; Oil shale; Palm oil; Planning; Pyrolysis; Bio oil; Electrical power generation; Electricity generation sectors; Microwave assisted tec...

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Main Authors: Nomanbhay S., Salman B., Hussain R., Ong M.Y.
Other Authors: 22135844300
Format: Review
Published: Springer Verlag 2023
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-230342023-05-29T14:37:30Z Microwave pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass��a contribution to power Africa Nomanbhay S. Salman B. Hussain R. Ong M.Y. 22135844300 57195282152 55034876400 57191970824 Biomass; Cracking (chemical); Diesel engines; Electric power generation; Energy policy; Energy resources; Engines; Fossil fuels; Fuels; Greenhouse gases; Microwaves; Oil shale; Palm oil; Planning; Pyrolysis; Bio oil; Electrical power generation; Electricity generation sectors; Microwave assisted technologies; Microwave-assisted pyrolysis; Nigeria; Oil palm biomass; Renewable energy generation; Renewable energy resources; biofuel; biomass; cellulose; electrical power; electricity generation; emission; fossil fuel; greenhouse gas; lignin; microwave radiation; pyrolysis; renewable resource; sustainable development; technology adoption; thermochemistry; Nigeria; Sub-Saharan Africa; Elaeis Worldwide efforts are being made to increase the use of renewable energy in order to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Africa is blessed with abundant resources of fossil fuels as well as renewable energy resources. Yet the continent, especially sub-Saharan Africa, is afflicted with power crisis. For example, in Nigeria, erratic electricity supplies will persist unless the government diversifies her energy sources and adopt new technologies available in the electricity generation sector. International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has called for promotion of increased utilization of the continent�s vast renewable energy resources to accelerate development. This review examines the perspective of renewable energy from biomass as an important strategy for a sustainable development in Nigeria. The paper also addresses the use of pyrolysis technology��an efficient thermo-chemical process for energy applications. However, the study presents on applications either to replace fossil fuel in an existing diesel engine-based power generation system or to generate electricity using a gas engine. The work also presented herein addresses the use of industrial- and non-industrial-derived biomass residues for energy purposes with specific example on solid palm oil residues in Nigeria. The current status of pyrolysis technology and its potential for commercial application for bio-fuel production using microwave-assisted pyrolysis in Nigeria are presented. This study will extensively review the recent work on microwave-assisted technology applied to the pyrolysis process. It is estimated that electrical power generation potential at about 500�MW can be obtained by using only the available residues from oil palm industry in Nigeria. This potential can be increased 10-fold with more emphasis on expansion and modernization of oil palm industry in Nigeria. This will benefit in terms of higher revenue from the palm oil export as well as higher renewable energy generation from its biomass residue using the microwave-assisted pyrolysis technology. � 2017, The Author(s). Final 2023-05-29T06:37:30Z 2023-05-29T06:37:30Z 2017 Review 10.1186/s13705-017-0126-z 2-s2.0-85026752873 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85026752873&doi=10.1186%2fs13705-017-0126-z&partnerID=40&md5=b0394759aff634a199a9ec7260cdfef2 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/23034 7 1 23 All Open Access, Gold Springer Verlag Scopus
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description Biomass; Cracking (chemical); Diesel engines; Electric power generation; Energy policy; Energy resources; Engines; Fossil fuels; Fuels; Greenhouse gases; Microwaves; Oil shale; Palm oil; Planning; Pyrolysis; Bio oil; Electrical power generation; Electricity generation sectors; Microwave assisted technologies; Microwave-assisted pyrolysis; Nigeria; Oil palm biomass; Renewable energy generation; Renewable energy resources; biofuel; biomass; cellulose; electrical power; electricity generation; emission; fossil fuel; greenhouse gas; lignin; microwave radiation; pyrolysis; renewable resource; sustainable development; technology adoption; thermochemistry; Nigeria; Sub-Saharan Africa; Elaeis
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Nomanbhay S.
Salman B.
Hussain R.
Ong M.Y.
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author Nomanbhay S.
Salman B.
Hussain R.
Ong M.Y.
spellingShingle Nomanbhay S.
Salman B.
Hussain R.
Ong M.Y.
Microwave pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass��a contribution to power Africa
author_sort Nomanbhay S.
title Microwave pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass��a contribution to power Africa
title_short Microwave pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass��a contribution to power Africa
title_full Microwave pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass��a contribution to power Africa
title_fullStr Microwave pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass��a contribution to power Africa
title_full_unstemmed Microwave pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass��a contribution to power Africa
title_sort microwave pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass��a contribution to power africa
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