Maryam Yousaf

Maryam Yousaf


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 June 2021 in Sustainability
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MKMuhammad U. Khan
Muhammad U. Khan
MAMuhammad Ahmad
Muhammad Ahmad
Muhammad SultanMuhammad Sultan
Muhammad Sultan
Ihsanullah SohooIhsanullah Sohoo
Ihsanullah Sohoo
PGPrakash C. Ghimire
Prakash C. Ghimire
MYMaryam Yousaf
Maryam Yousaf
Pakistan is facing a severe energy crisis due to its heavy dependency on the import of costly fossil fuels, which ultimately leads to expansive electricity generation, a low power supply, and interruptive load shedding. In this regard, the utilization of available renewable energy resources within the country for production of electricity can lessen this energy crisis. Livestock waste/manure is considered the most renewable and abundant material for biogas generation. Pakistan is primarily an agricultural country, and livestock is widely kept by the farming community, in order to meet their needs. According to the 2016–2018 data on the livestock population, poultry held the largest share at 45.8%, followed by buffaloes (20.6%), cattle (12.7%), goats (10.8%), sheep (8.4%), asses (1.3%), camels (0.25%), horses (0.1%), and mules (0.05%). Different animals produce different amounts of manure, based upon their size, weight, age, feed, and type. The most manure is produced by cattle (10–20 kg/day), while poultry produce the least (0.08–0.1 kg/day). Large quantities of livestock manure are produced from each province of Pakistan; Punjab province was the highest contributor (51%) of livestock manure in 2018. The potential livestock manure production in Pakistan was 417.3 million tons (Mt) in 2018, from which 26,871.35 million m3 of biogas could be generated—with a production potential of 492.6 petajoules (PJ) of heat energy and 5521.5 MW of electricity. Due to its favorable conditions for biodigester technologies, and through the appropriate development of anaerobic digestion, the currently prevailing energy crises in Pakistan could be eliminated.

10 May 2023 in Chemosphere
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JHJing-Cheng Han
Jing-Cheng Han
Muhammad AhmadMuhammad Ahmad
Muhammad Ahmad
MYMaryam Yousaf
Maryam Yousaf
shafeeq ur rahmanshafeeq ur rahman
shafeeq ur rahman
HSHafiz Muhammad Adeel Sharif
Hafiz Muhammad Adeel Sharif
YHYuefei Huang
Yuefei Huang