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Biomass For Cooking Gas Generation: Technologies, Feedstocks, System Design, And Socio-Environmental Impacts
Abstract
Biomass-based cooking gas generation is an important pathway for expanding access to clean household energy, especially in rural and peri-urban regions where conventional fuels are expensive, unreliable, or environmentally damaging. This paper examines the production of cooking gas from biomass, with emphasis on biogas generated through anaerobic digestion and producer gas/syngas generated through gasification. The study reviews biomass feedstocks, conversion technologies, process conditions, system components, gas composition, purification requirements, performance metrics, and practical applications for domestic cooking. It also evaluates economic feasibility, environmental implications, public health relevance, and implementation challenges. The paper finds that anaerobic digestion is the most suitable biomass-to-cooking-gas route for household and community-scale deployment because it produces a relatively clean combustible gas from animal dung, food waste, sewage, and crop residues under controlled biological conditions. Gasification, while technically viable, is generally more appropriate for institutional or semi-industrial settings due to tar formation, stricter gas cleaning needs, and operational complexity. The paper concludes that biomass-based cooking gas systems can reduce dependence on fuelwood and fossil liquefied petroleum gas, lower greenhouse gas emissions, improve sanitation, and support circular rural economies when supported by proper feedstock management, user training, financing, and policy incentives.
Keywords
Biomass, Cooking Gas, Biogas, Anaerobic Digestion, Gasification, Renewable Energy, Household Energy, Clean Cooking
Citations
IRE Journals:
Itoro Akpan Sampson, Emem Okon Ikpe, Kufre Richard Ekanem "Biomass For Cooking Gas Generation: Technologies, Feedstocks, System Design, And Socio-Environmental Impacts" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 12 2026 Page 2795-2802 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I12-1719177
IEEE:
Itoro Akpan Sampson, Emem Okon Ikpe, Kufre Richard Ekanem
"Biomass For Cooking Gas Generation: Technologies, Feedstocks, System Design, And Socio-Environmental Impacts" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(12) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I12-1719177
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