Comparative Theoretical Analysis of Biomass and Energy Potentials of Usable Maize and Wheat Stalk Wastes: Example of Sakarya Province

Abstract

With the increase in the population in the world and in our country, the energy requirement relatedto consumer demands is constantly increasing. In our country, although wind, sun, etc. energysources are used in energy production, fuels of fossil origin (coal, natural gas, oil etc.) are used morein energy production. Renewable energy sources, which are alternative due to the decrease in fossilfuel reserves, negative environmental effects and inability to meet the energy needs in the future,come to the fore. In this study, Turkey Statistical Institute (TUIK) according to the 2015-2019 yeardata, Sakarya at the central and districts in cultivation areas for cultivated of using the amounts ofmaize and wheat product (da) average waste, dry matter, and volatile dry matter, methane andenergy their potential has been determined. As a result of the calculations, it has been determinedthat the maize sap waste amount has the highest 25695.68 tons of waste and 201197.15 MJ energypotential in Adapazarı district in 2017. Among the wheat stalk wastes, in 2017, Geyve district hadthe highest 269.95 tons of waste and 2113.72 MJ energy respectively