Performance of a Gasifier Coupled to Internal Combustion Engine and Fired Using Corn Cob Feedstock in Biomass Energy Production
Jazuli Sanusi Kazaure,
Ugochukwu Okwudili Matthew,
Ubochi Chibueze Nwamouh
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2022
Pages:
35-46
Received:
2 November 2021
Accepted:
31 March 2022
Published:
26 May 2022
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijrse.20221102.11
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Abstract: The performances of renewable energy generation from Corn Cob feedstock in biomass gasification coupled to internal combustion engine (ICE) was implemented as an alternative energy sources to the underserved rural communities where the national grid power supplies are deficient. The biomass feedstock Corn Cob possessed an explicit energy resources that can be utilized in gasification systems for bioenergy creation due to its dense and uniform nature as well as its improved energy composition and its low sulfur and nitrogen concentrations. In this study, the biomass characterizations of Corn Cobs were investigated as energy generating constituent required for off-grid power generation schemes. Theoretical and experimental analysis of ten existing literature on Corn Cob feedstock biomass gasification methodology were reviewed, which helped to form key decisions in the design implementation. As the investigational experimentation of Corn Cob biomass gasification utilizing air as gasifying agent was accomplished, the syngas-based power generation was measured in a characterized gas-ICE. The renewable energy recovery from Corn Cob feedstock gasification in the current study showed an electricity generating capacity of approximately 200KW. The renewable energy formation with respect to solar energy system, wind and hydro together with biomass power gasification implementation are among the contemporary renewable energy alternatives to the dwindling power generating capacity necessitated by growing energy requirements in the developing countries. The combined thermochemical transformation of Corn Cob feedstock gasifier as power generating system characterized a technological paradigm shift to sustainable renewable energy future. The research findings disclosed that the gasification of Corn Cobs have energy potentials for a sustainable biofuel feedstock applications to renewable energy. The research concluded that Corn Cobs feedstock hydrolysed substrate produces certain concentration of bioethanol with high-level anti-knock characterisation as a result of its distinguishable octane composition and prominent latent heat of evaporation that diminishes the compressed gas temperature throughout the compression stroke used in the internal combustion engine as renewable energy sources.
Abstract: The performances of renewable energy generation from Corn Cob feedstock in biomass gasification coupled to internal combustion engine (ICE) was implemented as an alternative energy sources to the underserved rural communities where the national grid power supplies are deficient. The biomass feedstock Corn Cob possessed an explicit energy resources ...
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The Capability Approach's Contribution to the Debate on Environmental Sustainability: A Discussion of Theoretical and Empirical Issues
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2022
Pages:
47-51
Received:
15 June 2022
Accepted:
30 June 2022
Published:
12 July 2022
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijrse.20221102.12
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Abstract: While the industrial revolution signaled the start of the Anthropocene epoch in which humans have become the dominant driver of geosphere alterations, a slew of environmental challenges impacting human existence have emerged, both globally and locally. Global warming, desertification, water scarcity, species extinction, water pollution, and other issues necessitate a debate about sustainable development as a means of meeting the needs of human development while also protecting the Earth's biocapacity. While international evaluations on sustainability, environmentalists, and worldwide academic specialists argue that human growth and environmental preservation are inexorably intertwined, the question of whether a successful relationship of environmental, and biodiversity justice is feasible while also aiming towards human socio-economic development arises. With these considerations in mind, this study presents a literature review discussion starting from Amartya Sen, the Capability Approach's founding father, to analyse the major CA philosophers who have contributed to the environmental debate on whether the theoretical framework requires structural reform or if it provides appropriate principles to face sustainability challenges. While M. Nussbaum initiates a theoretical debate about environmental justice for nonhumans by establishing a minimum degree of capacity for everyone, D. Schlosberg expands CA by addressing environmental issues on a more practical and less ethical basis advocating for a more natural relationship between humans and animals. As a result, this paper suggests, via a discussion of practical instances to analyse the capability approach's validation on environmental sustainability, that CA's principles are currently not fulfilling the green challenges the status quo must solve. The paper finishes by stating that a theoretical redesign would allow us to move beyond the contradiction between anthropocentric and nature-centric perspectives, eventually contributing to a productive conversation between capability theory and sustainability challenges.
Abstract: While the industrial revolution signaled the start of the Anthropocene epoch in which humans have become the dominant driver of geosphere alterations, a slew of environmental challenges impacting human existence have emerged, both globally and locally. Global warming, desertification, water scarcity, species extinction, water pollution, and other i...
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