TY - JOUR
T1 - Estimation of bioenergy potential for local biomass in the United Arab Emirates
AU - Ashraf, Muhammad Tahir
AU - Fang, Chuanji
AU - Bochenski, Tomasz
AU - Cybulska, Iwona
AU - Alassali, Ayah
AU - Sowunmi, Akinleye
AU - Farzanah, Rashed
AU - Brudecki, Grzegorz Przemyslaw
AU - Chaturvedi, Tanmay
AU - Haris, Sabeera
AU - Schmidt, Jens Ejbye
AU - Thomsen, Mette Hedegaard
PY - 2016/1/17
Y1 - 2016/1/17
N2 - The wide range of biomass spectrum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can be used for bioenergy production. The objective of this study is to highlight this potential by analyzing the bioethanol and biomethane potential of biomasses found in the UAE. Eighteen different biomass species and their fractions, including lignocellulose (date palm, Moringa peregrina, mangroves, and garden trimmings), halophytes (Salicornia sinus-persica and Salicornia bigelovii), seagrass (Halodule uninervis, Halophila ovalis, and Halophila stipulacea), macroalgae (Ulva Sp., Padina boergesenii, and Colppmenia sinuosa), and wastes (municipal and manures), were analyzed for bioenergy potential. Bioethanol production ranged from 55 to 359 kg ethanol/ton and biomethane production from 72 to 288 L CH4/kg from biomass of species selected here. Results indicate that lignocellulosic biomass furnishes higher bioethanol potential, whereas macroalgae (P. boergesenii) has the least bioethanol potential and washed S. bigelovii, lignocellulosic garden trimmings, and camel manure are best suited for biomethane production. Significant variations in bioethanol and biomethane potential have also been noticed between different biomass fractions.
AB - The wide range of biomass spectrum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can be used for bioenergy production. The objective of this study is to highlight this potential by analyzing the bioethanol and biomethane potential of biomasses found in the UAE. Eighteen different biomass species and their fractions, including lignocellulose (date palm, Moringa peregrina, mangroves, and garden trimmings), halophytes (Salicornia sinus-persica and Salicornia bigelovii), seagrass (Halodule uninervis, Halophila ovalis, and Halophila stipulacea), macroalgae (Ulva Sp., Padina boergesenii, and Colppmenia sinuosa), and wastes (municipal and manures), were analyzed for bioenergy potential. Bioethanol production ranged from 55 to 359 kg ethanol/ton and biomethane production from 72 to 288 L CH4/kg from biomass of species selected here. Results indicate that lignocellulosic biomass furnishes higher bioethanol potential, whereas macroalgae (P. boergesenii) has the least bioethanol potential and washed S. bigelovii, lignocellulosic garden trimmings, and camel manure are best suited for biomethane production. Significant variations in bioethanol and biomethane potential have also been noticed between different biomass fractions.
KW - Bioenergy potential
KW - Bioethanol
KW - Biomass
KW - Biomethane
KW - Waste to energy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84962645666&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.9755/ejfa.2015-04-060
DO - 10.9755/ejfa.2015-04-060
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84962645666
SN - 2079-052X
VL - 28
SP - 99
EP - 106
JO - Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture
JF - Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture
IS - 2
ER -