THE POTENTIALS, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF BIOMASS ENERGY: A REVIEW
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Renewable energy, biomass, Biomass conversion, Agricultural residuesAbstract
Global increase in energy demand and dependence on fossil fuels have highlighted the need for sustainable alternatives, prompting expanded research into biomass as a renewable energy resource. Biomass are materials that have their route from organic materials like plants and animals, including by-products of agricultural, food and livestock industries have been confirmed as a source of renewable energy. This review provides an extensive assessment of energy derivative from biomass, their properties, prospect and challenges in utilisation as a source of energy. Papers from different authors were reviewed and their results point towards the problems encountered in their utilization; the merits proclaimed by authors of previous research have been pointed. Despite the hype in sustainability, reliability and environmental conserving properties, most countries are still over-reliant on fossil fuel. Therefore, this review highlights the merits and demerits of the use of biomass energy as a close substitute for conventional forms of energy It is concluded that most of the harmonisation techniques of using biomass a source of energy is still at the laboratory scale in some developing countries and ways of commercialising this technology was suggested.
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