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Possibility of utilizing agriculture biomass as a renewable and sustainable future energy source

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Saleem, Muhammad·2022·Heliyon

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Issues related to depletion of conventional fuel resources and environmental concerns have become the driving force to explore an environment friendly, renewable, economical and sustainable alternate energy source. Huge quantities of agriculture biomass are being produced globally which can be transformed to biofuels by utilizing various procedures. However, issues such as environmental damages and competing uses of agriculture biomass need to be investigated factually considering the short as well as long-term acuity considering its effect on the soil and conversion to biofuels. This review provides an insight into the potential of various biomass as an energy source. Presently available conversion techniques to convert biomass to energy in various phases are discussed. The review also addresses the technical, socio-economic and environmental concerns and limitations with the appropriate control measures. Present study revealed that by the year 2020 most of the developed countries including the USA, Canada, China and Poland are switching to, renewable energy including agriculture biomass. Techno-economic analysis performed shows the feasibility of utilizing agriculture biomass as a competitive energy source. The information provided will help stakeholders, energy managers and decision makers working in the sustainable and renewable energy sectors to consider agriculture biomass for energy production at a larger scale.

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Authors
Saleem, M.
Affiliations
Jubail University College (SA)
Corresponding author
Saleem, Muhammad
Venue
Heliyon
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-02
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
e08905
ISSN
2405-8440 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4212935472
Cited by
399
References
96
Citations by year
2026: 69 · 2025: 108 · 2024: 123 · 2023: 81 · 2022: 18
FWCI
7.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Heliyon (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
Keywords
agricultural biomass, biofuels, renewable energy, biomass conversion technologies, energy sustainability, land use competition, environmental impacts of biofuels, techno-economic analysis, bioenergy policy

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