THE POTENTIAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES IN THE DISTRICTS OF ADANA
Keywords:
Biomass Energy, Agricultural Residues, AdanaAbstract
The aim of this study was to determine the biomass potential and the energy value, being produced from agricultural residues in Adana province. Adana is a province of Turkey on the Mediterranean Region which is divided into 15 districts. The amounts of residues from the agricultural crops cultivated in Adana province were calculated using production data of crops with Turkish Statistical Institute for the 2018 seasonal years. The annual gross potential of agricultural residues was determined by using residue to product ratio. The energy potential of residues for each districts was calculated by multiplication of the calorific values of agricultural residues with the available residue amount. The total amount of agricultural residues was approximately 1,768.8 kt.year-1. It was found that the total calorific value of the agricultural residues was around 31.48 PJ.year-1 for the production period of 2018 in the province. When districts put in order according to the amount of agricultural residues, the top five districts of Adana are Ceyhan (546.1 kt), Yüreğir (350.4 kt), Karataş (214.3 kt), Kozan (164.43 kt) and Seyhan (141.44 kt). The major crops included in the ratio of the total agricultural residues were maize (54.3%), cotton (18.9%), sunflower (11.2%) and citrus (6.3%). Additionally, the data obtained in order to see the distribution of residues more clearly is mapped.
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