Research Article
Bioenergy Production Potential of Available Biomass Residue Resources in Ethiopia
Table 4
Estimated forest residues and bioenergy potential.
| Forest byproducts | Annual production | Unit | Residues | Recovery rate | Total residues (hm3) | LHV (GJ·m−3) | Potential bioenergy (PJ·y−1) |
| Logging residues | 2.917 | hm3 | Solid wood | 0.40a | 1.167 | 7.40c | 8.63 | hm3 | Dust | 0.20a | 0.583 | 7.40c | 4.32 |
| Wood-processing residue | 2.917 | hm3 | Sawdust | 0.12a | 0.350 | 8.40c | 2.94 | hm3 | Solid wood | 0.38a | 1.108 | 8.40c | 9.31 |
| Plywood | 0.024 | hm3 | Solid | 0.45a | 0.011 | 8.40c | 0.09 | hm3 | Dust | 0.05a | 0.001 | 8.40c | 0.01 |
| Particle board | 0.022 | hm3 | Dust | 0.10a | 0.002 | 8.40d | 0.02 |
| Fuelwood | 107.963 | hm3 | — | 1.00b | 107.963 | 13.80b | 1,489.89 |
| Sawdust and wood chips | 0.023 | hm3 | | 0.90a | 0.020 | 14.55b | 0.29 |
| Wood charcoal | 4.222 | tons | — | 1.00a | 4.222 | 33.00b | 139.31 |
| Total | | | | | | | 1,654.82 |
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aData were obtained from [ 67]. bData were obtained from [ 52]. cData were obtained from [ 68]. dAuthor assumption. |