Sustainable and effective biomass bioenergy production in Nigeria: An overview

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 4, 1062 - 1079, 31.12.2025

Tolulope Kolajo , Nabil Elkaoud , Iyinoluwa Adedokun , Oluwaseun Kadiri , Temitayo Ajibade

https://doi.org/10.35208/ert.1612524

Abstract

Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, relies on conventional fossil fuels for several energy demands, including transportation and power generation. The negative environmental impacts and carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels highlight the urgent need to consider viable alternatives such as bioenergy, which is renewable energy derived from biological materials. The utilization of biofuels and bioproducts would significantly reduce the carbon footprint with other social and economic benefits such as income stability and improved public health, especially in rural communities. Although bioenergy research in Nigeria has been ongoing for several decades, the knowledge curve for utilization is very steep, despite the relative abundance of the raw materials needed to produce it. This review provides an overview of the biomass types used as feedstock for bioenergy production in Nigeria, discusses their characteristics, explores pretreatment and conversion techniques, and highlights their various applications.

Keywords

Biomass , biofuels , bioenergy , sustainable , fossil fuels , vital

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