A Review of the Sustainable Utilization of Rice Residues for Bioenergy Conversion Using Different Valorization Techniques, Their Challenges, and Techno-Economic Assessment

Kaniapan, Sivabalan; Pasupuleti, Jagadeesh; Patma Nesan, Kartikeyan; Abubackar, Haris Nalakath; Umar, Hadiza Aminu; Oladosu, Temidayo Lekan; Bello, Segun R.; Rene, Eldon R.

doi:10.3390/ijerph19063427

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A Review of the Sustainable Utilization of Rice Residues for Bioenergy Conversion Using Different Valorization Techniques, Their Challenges, and Techno-Economic Assessment

by

Sivabalan Kaniapan

^1,*

,

Jagadeesh Pasupuleti

¹

,

Kartikeyan Patma Nesan

^2,*

,

Haris Nalakath Abubackar

^3,†,

Hadiza Aminu Umar

^4,5,

Temidayo Lekan Oladosu

⁵,

Segun R. Bello

⁶

and

Eldon R. Rene

⁷

¹

Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Malaysia

²

Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia

³

Independent Investigator, 15008 A Coruña, Spain

⁴

Mechanical Engineering Department, Bayero University Kano, Kano PMB 3011, Nigeria

⁵

Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia

⁶

Department of Agricultural and Bioenvironmental Engineering Technology, Federal College of Agriculture Ishiagu, Ishiagu 402143, Nigeria

⁷

Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands

^*

Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

^†

Former address: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of A Coruña, 15008 A Coruña, Spain.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(6), 3427; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063427

Submission received: 13 January 2022 / Revised: 6 March 2022 / Accepted: 8 March 2022 / Published: 14 March 2022

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Biochemical Conversion Technologies of Waste to Bioenergy, Biochemicals, and Biomaterials)

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The impetus to predicting future biomass consumption focuses on sustainable energy, which concerns the non-renewable nature of fossil fuels and the environmental challenges associated with fossil fuel burning. However, the production of rice residue in the form of rice husk (RH) and rice straw (RS) has brought an array of benefits, including its utilization as biofuel to augment or replace fossil fuel. Rice residue characterization, valorization, and techno-economic analysis require a comprehensive review to maximize its inherent energy conversion potential. Therefore, the focus of this review is on the assessment of rice residue characterization, valorization approaches, pre-treatment limitations, and techno–economic analyses that yield a better biofuel to adapt to current and future energy demand. The pre-treatment methods are also discussed through torrefaction, briquetting, pelletization and hydrothermal carbonization. The review also covers the limitations of rice residue utilization, as well as the phase structure of thermochemical and biochemical processes. The paper concludes that rice residue is a preferable sustainable biomass option for both economic and environmental growth.

Keywords: rice residues; techno-economic evaluation; biomass pre-treatment; energy augmentation; rice residues valorization; renewable energy source; sustainable development; bioenergy and biofuels

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Kaniapan, S.; Pasupuleti, J.; Patma Nesan, K.; Abubackar, H.N.; Umar, H.A.; Oladosu, T.L.; Bello, S.R.; Rene, E.R. A Review of the Sustainable Utilization of Rice Residues for Bioenergy Conversion Using Different Valorization Techniques, Their Challenges, and Techno-Economic Assessment. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3427. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063427

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Kaniapan S, Pasupuleti J, Patma Nesan K, Abubackar HN, Umar HA, Oladosu TL, Bello SR, Rene ER. A Review of the Sustainable Utilization of Rice Residues for Bioenergy Conversion Using Different Valorization Techniques, Their Challenges, and Techno-Economic Assessment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(6):3427. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063427

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Kaniapan, Sivabalan, Jagadeesh Pasupuleti, Kartikeyan Patma Nesan, Haris Nalakath Abubackar, Hadiza Aminu Umar, Temidayo Lekan Oladosu, Segun R. Bello, and Eldon R. Rene. 2022. "A Review of the Sustainable Utilization of Rice Residues for Bioenergy Conversion Using Different Valorization Techniques, Their Challenges, and Techno-Economic Assessment" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 6: 3427. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063427

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Kaniapan, S., Pasupuleti, J., Patma Nesan, K., Abubackar, H. N., Umar, H. A., Oladosu, T. L., Bello, S. R., & Rene, E. R. (2022). A Review of the Sustainable Utilization of Rice Residues for Bioenergy Conversion Using Different Valorization Techniques, Their Challenges, and Techno-Economic Assessment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 3427. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063427

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