Research Article

Technical and Socioeconomic Potential of Biogas from Cassava Waste in Ghana

Table 2

Cassava peel and biogas production details.

ParameterUnitAsueyiAkrofrom

Annual cassava consumptiont8,0007,000
Peels generated t2,4242,121
Estimated peels collected for livestock feedingt7271,414
Peels discardedt1,697707
Peels considered for biogas productiont97148
Firewood used for gari productionw/w0.850.85
Estimated annual biogas productionm327,46345,744
Amount of firewood displaced per annumT119198