The diverse applications of water hyacinth with main focus on sustainable energy and production for new era: An overview

Water hyacinth was introduced as an ornamental crop in many countries more than a century ago, due to its attractive appearance and aesthetical value in the environment. Unfortunately, the flowers developed into invasive species due to their adaptability for a wide range of fresh water ecosystems an...

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Main Authors: Rezania, Shahabaldin, Ponraj, Mohanadoss, Din, Mohd Fadhil, Songip, Ahmad Rahman, Sairan, F. M., Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan
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spelling my.utm.589132017-01-30T01:04:36Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58913/ The diverse applications of water hyacinth with main focus on sustainable energy and production for new era: An overview Rezania, Shahabaldin Ponraj, Mohanadoss Din, Mohd Fadhil Songip, Ahmad Rahman Sairan, F. M. Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan TP Chemical technology Water hyacinth was introduced as an ornamental crop in many countries more than a century ago, due to its attractive appearance and aesthetical value in the environment. Unfortunately, the flowers developed into invasive species due to their adaptability for a wide range of fresh water ecosystems and their interference with human activities. In the 21st century, they were considered as an alternative to fossil fuels, as many researchers found them capable of converting their content into fuel energy at less cost and recognized as an eco-friendly product. As water hyacinth is among the group of fastest growing plants, its biomass has the potential to become a potential renewable energy source and replace conventional fossil fuels, perhaps during the next decade. This is an essential mission to overcome the depletion of energy sources and also to fulfill the increasing demand of world energy. Instead of fuel energy, the dried biomass can also be fabricated as briquettes, which is suitable as co-firing agent in coal power plant. Thus, in future compacted biomass residues produced in the form of briquettes may decrease the dependence of coal to provide more energy The other application of water hyacinth into a co-compost material such as soil amendment to the sandy soil, can improve hydro-physical, chemical parameters of soil and will supply the growing crops with several nutrients. Water hyacinth has also drawn attention due to its bioremediation ability, capable of removing pollutants from domestic and industrial waste water effluents. Thus, the issue of water hyacinth should be evaluated from energy, engineering as well as environmental perspectives. In this review, the potential uses of water hyacinth are being classified and discussed. Elsevier Ltd 2015 Article PeerReviewed Rezania, Shahabaldin and Ponraj, Mohanadoss and Din, Mohd Fadhil and Songip, Ahmad Rahman and Sairan, F. M. and Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan (2015) The diverse applications of water hyacinth with main focus on sustainable energy and production for new era: An overview. Renewable & Sustaible Energy Reviews, 41 . pp. 943-954. ISSN 1364-0321 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.09.006 10.1016/j.rser.2014.09.006
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Rezania, Shahabaldin
Ponraj, Mohanadoss
Din, Mohd Fadhil
Songip, Ahmad Rahman
Sairan, F. M.
Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan
The diverse applications of water hyacinth with main focus on sustainable energy and production for new era: An overview
description Water hyacinth was introduced as an ornamental crop in many countries more than a century ago, due to its attractive appearance and aesthetical value in the environment. Unfortunately, the flowers developed into invasive species due to their adaptability for a wide range of fresh water ecosystems and their interference with human activities. In the 21st century, they were considered as an alternative to fossil fuels, as many researchers found them capable of converting their content into fuel energy at less cost and recognized as an eco-friendly product. As water hyacinth is among the group of fastest growing plants, its biomass has the potential to become a potential renewable energy source and replace conventional fossil fuels, perhaps during the next decade. This is an essential mission to overcome the depletion of energy sources and also to fulfill the increasing demand of world energy. Instead of fuel energy, the dried biomass can also be fabricated as briquettes, which is suitable as co-firing agent in coal power plant. Thus, in future compacted biomass residues produced in the form of briquettes may decrease the dependence of coal to provide more energy The other application of water hyacinth into a co-compost material such as soil amendment to the sandy soil, can improve hydro-physical, chemical parameters of soil and will supply the growing crops with several nutrients. Water hyacinth has also drawn attention due to its bioremediation ability, capable of removing pollutants from domestic and industrial waste water effluents. Thus, the issue of water hyacinth should be evaluated from energy, engineering as well as environmental perspectives. In this review, the potential uses of water hyacinth are being classified and discussed.
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author Rezania, Shahabaldin
Ponraj, Mohanadoss
Din, Mohd Fadhil
Songip, Ahmad Rahman
Sairan, F. M.
Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan
author_facet Rezania, Shahabaldin
Ponraj, Mohanadoss
Din, Mohd Fadhil
Songip, Ahmad Rahman
Sairan, F. M.
Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan
author_sort Rezania, Shahabaldin
title The diverse applications of water hyacinth with main focus on sustainable energy and production for new era: An overview
title_short The diverse applications of water hyacinth with main focus on sustainable energy and production for new era: An overview
title_full The diverse applications of water hyacinth with main focus on sustainable energy and production for new era: An overview
title_fullStr The diverse applications of water hyacinth with main focus on sustainable energy and production for new era: An overview
title_full_unstemmed The diverse applications of water hyacinth with main focus on sustainable energy and production for new era: An overview
title_sort diverse applications of water hyacinth with main focus on sustainable energy and production for new era: an overview
publisher Elsevier Ltd
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58913/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.09.006
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