Table 4 Residues estimate from agricultural crops, 2010––source [109]
From: Microwave pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass––a contribution to power Africa
Crop | Component | Production area (000 ha) | Production (000 ton) | Amount available million tons | Total energy available (PJ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rice | Straw | 4473.00 | 3368.24 | 7.86 | 125.92 |
Husk | 1.19 | 23 | |||
Maize | Stalk | 7677.00 | 7676.85 | 10.75 | 211.35 |
Cob | 2.10 | 34.19 | |||
Husk | 0.92 | 14.32 | |||
Cassava | Stalk | 42,533.00 | 42,533.17 | 17.01 | 297.68 |
Peelings | 76.56 | 812.3 | |||
Groundnut | Shells | 3799.00 | 3799.25 | 1.81 | 28.35 |
Straw | 4.37 | 76.83 | |||
Soybean | Straw | 356.00 | 365.06 | 0.91 | 11.27 |
Pods | 0.37 | 4.58 | |||
Sugarcane | Baggasse | 481.00 | 481.51 | 0.11 | 1.99 |
Tops/leaves | 0.14 | 2.21 | |||
Cotton | Stalk | 602.00 | 602.44 | 2.25 | 41.87 |
Millet | Straw | 5171.00 | 5170.45 | 7.24 | 89.63 |
Sorghum | Straw | 7141.00 | 7140.96 | 7.14 | 88.39 |
Cowpea | Shells | 2860.00 | 3368.24 | 4.89 | 95.06 |
Oil Palm | Fiber | 3200.00 | 8500.00 | 1.02 | 11.57 |
Empty fruit bunch | 1.96 | 15.95 | |||
Palm Kernel | 0.88 | 16.53 |