Najafi, G. and Ghobadian, B. and Tavakoli, T. and Yusaf, T. (2009) Potential of bioethanol production from agricultural wastes in Iran. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 13 (6-7). pp. 1418-1427. ISSN 1364-0321
Abstract
The production of bioethanol from agricultural residues such as wheat, barley, sugar cane, corn and rice in
Iran is investigated in this paper. In Iran, agricultural residues are not commonly used for energy application. This paper aims to cover several perspectives on the size of the bioethanol feedstock resource in Iran. Crop residues and sugar cane bagasse are included in feedstock for production of bioethanol.
There are approximately 17.86 MT of wasted crops in Iran that can potentially produce 4.91 GL of bioethanol per year. Wheat, sugar cane bagasse, rice, barely and corn are the most favourable bioethanol production source in Iran. Agricultural waste materials can be used for production of bioethanol fuel. Bioethanol can be considered as the optimum alternative fuel for gasoline. Bioethanol is an
environmentally friendly fuel and has the potential to provide comparable engine performance results.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2009 10:36 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Sep 2014 06:41 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | biodiesel production; agricultural waste; bioenthanol; bioethanol feedstock; renewable energy |
| Fields of Research : | 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences > 0703 Crop and Pasture Production > 070304 Crop and Pasture Biomass and Bioproducts 09 Engineering > 0902 Automotive Engineering > 090202 Automotive Engineering Materials 09 Engineering > 0902 Automotive Engineering > 090201 Automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering (incl. Alternative/Renewable Fuels) |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | B Economic Development > 85 Energy > 8505 Renewable Energy > 850501 Biofuel (Biomass) Energy |
| Identification Number or DOI: | doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2008.08.010 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/5137 |
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