TY - JOUR
T1 - Thermochemical and biochemical conversion of agricultural waste for bioenergy production
T2 - an updated review
AU - Shahzad, Hafiz Muhammad Aamir
AU - Asim, Zukhruf
AU - Khan, Sher Jamal
AU - Almomani, Fares
AU - Mahmoud, Khaled A.
AU - Mustafa, Muhammad Raza Ul
AU - Rasool, Kashif
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/11/27
Y1 - 2024/11/27
N2 - The rapid increase in global energy demand and the depletion of fossil fuels highlight the importance of biomass as a renewable energy source. Biomass, especially agricultural by-products rich in hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin, offers a sustainable alternative for producing fuels and value-added products. The generation of power, heat, and biofuels from biomass has gained increasing significance in today’s energy landscape. This review explores the potential of advanced biomass conversion technologies, with a focus on thermochemical and biochemical processes as key methods for optimizing agricultural waste management strategies. It examines these technologies for converting agricultural wastes into bioenergy, such as biogas, syngas, bio-oil, biochar, and digestate, while detailing their operational parameters, technological principles, and implementation prospects. While biological processes are limited by long processing times and low yields, thermochemical methods are challenged by high processing costs and temperature requirements. The review also compares the advantages and challenges of each method to assess their overall effectiveness and suitability. Further research in feedstock pretreatment, catalyst development, and system optimization is essential for advancing biofuel production.
AB - The rapid increase in global energy demand and the depletion of fossil fuels highlight the importance of biomass as a renewable energy source. Biomass, especially agricultural by-products rich in hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin, offers a sustainable alternative for producing fuels and value-added products. The generation of power, heat, and biofuels from biomass has gained increasing significance in today’s energy landscape. This review explores the potential of advanced biomass conversion technologies, with a focus on thermochemical and biochemical processes as key methods for optimizing agricultural waste management strategies. It examines these technologies for converting agricultural wastes into bioenergy, such as biogas, syngas, bio-oil, biochar, and digestate, while detailing their operational parameters, technological principles, and implementation prospects. While biological processes are limited by long processing times and low yields, thermochemical methods are challenged by high processing costs and temperature requirements. The review also compares the advantages and challenges of each method to assess their overall effectiveness and suitability. Further research in feedstock pretreatment, catalyst development, and system optimization is essential for advancing biofuel production.
KW - Agricultural waste
KW - Biochemical conversion
KW - Bioenergy
KW - Biogas
KW - Thermochemical conversion
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105004590665
U2 - 10.1007/s44274-024-00171-w
DO - 10.1007/s44274-024-00171-w
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:105004590665
SN - 2731-9431
VL - 2
JO - Discover Environment
JF - Discover Environment
IS - 1
M1 - 134
ER -