Production of Biogas from Perennial and Biennial Crop Wastes: Peach Palm and Banana’s Wastes as Alternative Biomass in Energy Generation andEnvironmental Susteinability

Abstract

There is growing global concern about the future of non-renewable biomass in form of fossil fuel and its attendant consequences on the environment as evident in global warming. There is also, ever growing demand for energy and the need for environmental susteinability. Renewable energy sources from agricultural wastes especially those from biennial and perennial crop can be employed in the generation of biogas that will not only be environmentally friendly but also capable of solving the challenges of competition of biofuel with food crops. This review focuses on the possibility of using biomass from banana and peach palm’s wastes for biogas production with twin advantages of clean energy and environment. Biomethantion is one of the major processes of conversion of wastes to biogas in digesters via anaerobic digestion in the presence of micro-organisms in optimal environmental conditions in terms of temperature and pH. It is well known that fossil fuel is finite no matter the deposits or reserves the world can boast of today. Biomass on the other hand, is abundant, renewable and available world-wide. If this energy source is tapped into effectively with concerted efforts from all and sundry, the economies of the developing world in particular and the whole world in general will be better for it.