A review on environmental and socioeconomic perspectives of three promising biofuel plants Jatropha curcas, Pongamia pinnata and Mesua ferrea

Mitra, Sudip; Ghose, Anamika; Gujre, Nihal; Senthilkumar, Sanjana; Borah, Pranjal; Paul, Ankita; Rangan, Latha

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106173

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“…Thus, notwithstanding its abundance, it is not really a wise choice to use it as a wood adhesive. 4 Jatropha flour is a by-product of the process of producing bio-diesel from Jatropha seeds, 5,6 and contains a certain amount of protein with a structure similar to that of soy protein. However, as Jatropha protein is toxic, it is unfit for food consumption or as a feed industry raw material.…”

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Preparation and analysis of Jatropha curcas seed flour‐based plywood bonding adhesives by oxidation methods

Chen

Pizzi

et al. 2022

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Jatropha seeds flour is by‐product from the production of biomass diesel, which mainly composed of proteins and oligomeric carbohydrates. To create an environmentally friendly, low‐cost, and well performance adhesive for plywood bonding, the Jatropha seeds flour was used to prepare a protein‐based adhesives by oxidized with sodium periodate (NaIO4) and potassium permanganate (KMnO4) at room temperature in this present work. The effect of two oxidizing agents on the bonding strength and water resistance were investigated. Differential scanning calorimetry, and dynamic thermomechanical analysis were combined to study the thermal performance of this bio‐based adhesives, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was to characterize structural changes in the reaction process. The results show that the Jatropha protein adhesives oxidized by NaIO4 exhibited a good dry strength, but not on the 24 h cold water soaking wet strength and 3 h hot water (63°C) soaking wet strength. While the performance of the adhesive with KMnO4 oxidation treatment has significantly improved, especially the wet strength of 24 h cold water soaking and 3 h hot water (63°C) soaking as high as 0.84 MPa, 0.77 MPa respectively, which conformed to the standard requirement of GB/T9846‐2015 (≥0.7 MPa). Thus, the Potassium permanganate (KMnO4) oxidant was favored for Jatropha protein oxidation to prepare a protein adhesives, and its preparation process has been studied also in this work, meanwhile, the optimal oxidant addition ratio was confirmed as 12% based on the protein flour.

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Preparation and analysis of Jatropha curcas seed flour‐based plywood bonding adhesives by oxidation methods

Chen

Pizzi

et al. 2022

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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“…The establishment of SRC in rural areas also raises expectations on societal benefits. Job opportunities, additional income through farm diversification, low production costs, an option to use marginal, abandoned, under-used or agricultural flood-prone land, with the perspective that SRC can diminish moderate contaminations of the soil over time, are expected developments from SRC establishment [27][28][29]. However, there are also downsides associated with SRC plantations.…”

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Beyond Monetary Cost-Benefit Analyses: Combining Economic, Environmental and Social Analyses of Short Rotation Coppice Poplar Production in Slovakia

Fürtner

Echenique

Hörtenhuber

et al. 2022

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Rising demand for bio-based products exerts a growing pressure on natural resources such as wood. Sustainable solutions are becoming increasingly important to meet the demand. In this study, 20-year poplar Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) plantations located in Western Slovakia are investigated with respect to (socio)-economic, environmental and social sustainability. The cost–benefit methodology is applied to assess the economic profitability of a switch from conventional annual crops (corn maize and winter rye) to perennial SRC. To compare economic profitability of the land management, net present value (NPV), payback time (PBT), internal rate of return (IRR) and benefit–cost ratio (BCR) are calculated. The study was enhanced by adopting the concept of regional value added to indicate the local value creation. The results for the three scenarios yield an NPV equal to 12,156 euros ha−1 for corn maize, 9763 euros ha−1 for winter rye and 2210 euros ha−1 with a PBT of 14.13 years for poplar SRC production. The regional value added for the corn maize scenario was estimated with 10,841 euros ha−1, the winter rye with 7973 euros ha−1 and the poplar SRC with 1802 euros ha−1. To appraise non-monetized social values, semi-structured interviews (N = 4) were conducted among experts familiar with SRC management in Eastern Europe. Non-monetary benefits for the stakeholder groups society, farmers or landowners and the industry were identified in terms of land fragmentation, carbon sequestration and an increase in biodiversity within the plantations, farm diversification and higher independency from wood markets. The relatively poor image of SRC, farmers or landowners having concerns about being tied on long-term contracts and legal restrictions may become obstacles in the establishment of SRC. For estimating the capability of carbon sequestration in SRC plantations the RothC model was utilized, resulting in the potential soil organic carbon (SOC) average increase of 29% during the 20 years. However, a transition in land use patterns must involve thorough considerations of all three pillars of sustainability to ensure long-term viability of the establishment.

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“…Among others, Jatropha curcas (JC) provides a promising and unconventional biomass. The most interesting features of JC can be consulted in 1,2,3 . It has been demonstrated that the use of JC to produce energy is very attractive for biodiesel production, and must be analyzed as an integrated system since JC biomass and its by-products (husk, shell and seedcake) 3,4,5 are in principle carbon-neutral due to the plant closes the carbon cycle 1,2 .…”

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“…The most interesting features of JC can be consulted in 1,2,3 . It has been demonstrated that the use of JC to produce energy is very attractive for biodiesel production, and must be analyzed as an integrated system since JC biomass and its by-products (husk, shell and seedcake) 3,4,5 are in principle carbon-neutral due to the plant closes the carbon cycle 1,2 . Recycling the by-products of Jatropha curcas obtained from biodiesel production, has the following benefits 6,7,8 .…”

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“…In a biodiesel production scenario based on Jatropha curcas, the use of the Jatropha fruit shell as an energy resource is not a practice, but it represents a very good biomass to be used by thermochemical conversion 3,9 . This way, the potential for using these residues to fulfill operation requirements (heat and electricity) for local heat and power production is clear.…”

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On the environmental and economic issues associated with the Jatropha curcas shell gasification to heat and electricity for biodiesel production

Ramos¹,

Pérez²,

Suárez-Hernández

et al. 2022

Afinidad

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The present work is focused on the use of Jatropha curcas biomass (shell), as feed to gasification systems coupled to a diesel engine for electricity generation. The scope of this research is to analyze the environmental and economic effects of the integration of a gasification system to a biodiesel plant. The environmental impacts are quantified by a Life Cycle Assessment and the economy is assessed based on the Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Investment Recovery Period models and the Levelized cost of electricity. The results demonstrate that a gasification system, using this biomass as a source of electricity generation, is a promising alternative for energy supply, with good economic effect. Estimated efficiencies are: Net Present Value > 0, Internal Rate of Return > 10%/yr and Investment Recovery Period = 2.08 years, representing very good outcomes for this kind of system. Nevertheless, the project exhibits a very low Levelized Cost of Electricity of 0.054 USD/kWh. From the environmental point of view, there is not critical step during the whole life cycle of electricity generation from Jatropha curcas biomass.negative environmental impacts were found for breathing-inorganics and acidification-eutrophication, but both at negligible levels.

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A review on environmental and socioeconomic perspectives of three promising biofuel plants Jatropha curcas, Pongamia pinnata and Mesua ferrea

Cited by 33 publications

References 132 publications

Preparation and analysis of Jatropha curcas seed flour‐based plywood bonding adhesives by oxidation methods

Preparation and analysis of Jatropha curcas seed flour‐based plywood bonding adhesives by oxidation methods

Beyond Monetary Cost-Benefit Analyses: Combining Economic, Environmental and Social Analyses of Short Rotation Coppice Poplar Production in Slovakia

On the environmental and economic issues associated with the Jatropha curcas shell gasification to heat and electricity for biodiesel production

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