Biomass Energy Potential from Agricultural Production in Libya

Year 2024, Volume: 20 Issue: 2, 61 - 71, 29.08.2024

Mohamedeltayib Omer Salih Eissa , Gürkan A. K. Gürdil , Laith Ghanem , Bahadır Demirel

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the potential for agricultural residues in Libya in terms of type and quantity. Some of the biomass resources in Libya include agricultural residues, such as crop residues and animal manure, as well as organic waste from industries and municipalities. Using production data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Statistical Databases of the United Nations (FAOSTAT) for the 2021 seasonal year, the amounts of crops grown in Libya measured in tons of dry matter annually, were computed and the residue to product ratio was used to calculate the annual gross potential of agricultural residues. The calorific values of agricultural residues were multiplied by the amount of residue that was available to determine the energy potential of crop residues. Roughly 4.5 kilo tons of agricultural crop waste were left over after harvest. It was discovered that for Libya's production season of 2021, the total calorific value of agricultural residue was around 17.7 TJ. Major crops that are included in the ratio of the total residue amount are potatoes (40.33%), wheat (33.9%), barely (22.5%), and maize (1.9%). This paper gives an overview of the agricultural waste that can be used in Libya as a source of biomass energy, utilizing waste as a feedstock lowers the pollution that comes from burning fossil fuels to produce energy.

Keywords

agriculture, renewable energy, residue, calorofoc value, Libya

Libya'da Tarımsal Üretimden Biyokütle Enerjisi Potansiyeli

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Libya'da tarımsal atıkların türü ve miktarı açısından potansiyelini değerlendirmektir. Libya'daki biyokütle kaynaklarından bazıları tarımsal atıklar, örneğin mahsul artıkları ve hayvan gübresi, ayrıca endüstrilerden ve belediyelerden organik atıklardır. Birleşmiş Milletler Gıda ve Tarım Örgütü İstatistik Veritabanları'ndan (FAOSTAT) 2021 mevsimsel yılı için üretim verileri kullanılarak, Libya'da yetiştirilen mahsullerin ton cinsinden yıllık kuru madde miktarı hesaplandı ve artık ürün oranı kullanılarak tarımsal atıkların yıllık brüt potansiyeli hesaplandı. Tarımsal atıkların ısısal değerleri, kullanılabilir artık miktarıyla çarpılarak mahsul artıklarının enerji potansiyeli belirlendi. Hasattan sonra yaklaşık olarak 4.5 kiloton tarımsal mahsul atığı kaldığı bulundu. Libya'nın 2021 üretim mevsimi için tarımsal atığın toplam ısıl değerinin yaklaşık 17.7 TJ olduğu keşfedildi. Toplam atık miktarı oranına dahil olan başlıca mahsuller patates (%40.33), buğday (%33.9), arpa (%22.5) ve mısırdır (%1.9). Bu makale, Libya'da biyokütle enerjisi kaynağı olarak kullanılabilecek tarımsal atıkların genel bir değerlendirmesini sunar, atıkları bir ham madde olarak kullanmak, enerji üretmek için fosil yakıtların yakılmasından kaynaklanan kirliliği azaltır.

Keywords

tarım, yenilenebilir enerji, atık, ısıl değer, Libya

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