Assessment of the Possibility of Using Hemp Biomass (Cannabis Sativa L.) for Energy Purposes: A Case Study

Kraszkiewicz, Artur; Kachel‐Jakubowska, Magdalena; Parafiniuk, Stanisław; Zając, Grzegorz; Niedziółka, I.; Sprawka, Maciej

doi:10.3390/app9204437

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“…Hemp has been recognized as one of the energy plants due to its high biomass and energy concentration per hectare [49]. Weed suppressing abilities, low pesticide requirements, and soil health improvement properties of hemp plants make it even more energy efficient [49,50]. Fuel properties of hemp are either similar or superior to other solid biofuels such as cereal straw, wood, etc.…”

Section: Biomass and Bioenergymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(19.8 MJ/kg) [50][51][52]. Additionally, both wet and ensiled hemp biomass can be transformed into biogas and ethanol [49,52]. Hemp also emits comparatively low sulfur compounds [50] and has low ash content [49].…”

Section: Biomass and Bioenergymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, both wet and ensiled hemp biomass can be transformed into biogas and ethanol [49,52]. Hemp also emits comparatively low sulfur compounds [50] and has low ash content [49]. Thus, hemp has the potential to contribute toward renewable energy.…”

Section: Biomass and Bioenergymentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Review on the Current State of Knowledge of Growing Conditions, Agronomic Soil Health Practices and Utilities of Hemp in the United States

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Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an emerging high-value specialty crop that can be cultivated for either fiber, seed, or cannabidiol (CBD). The demand for hemp and its products has been consistently on the rise in the 21st century. The United States of America (USA) has reintroduced hemp and legalized its production as an agricultural commodity through the 2018 Federal Farm Bill. Although there is a renewed interest in the adoption of hemp due to the emerging market, its production in the United States (US) remains limited partly because of unclear agronomic guidance and fertilization recommendations. This review article provides information on the current agronomic management practices that are available in the literature and identifies the future research needs for cultivating this multipurpose crop to address the growing market demands. Hemp production could be beneficial if managed properly. Hemp fertilizer requirements vary in accordance with the type of hemp grown (seed, fiber, or CBD), soil, environmental conditions and requires a wide range of macro- and micronutrients. Integrating management practices in hemp cultivation intended to build soil health is promising since the hemp cropping system is suitable for crop rotation, cover cropping, and livestock integration through animal waste applications. Hemp also has significant environmental benefits since it has the potential to remediate contaminated soils through phytoremediation, convert high amounts of atmospheric CO2 to biomass through bio-sequestration, and hemp biomass for bioenergy production. This review identifies that most of the agronomic research in the past has been limited to hemp fiber and, to some extent, hemp seed but not CBD hemp. With the increase in the global markets for hemp products, more research needs to be conducted to provide agronomic guidelines for sustainable hemp production.

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Section: Biomass and Bioenergymentioning

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A Review on the Current State of Knowledge of Growing Conditions, Agronomic Soil Health Practices and Utilities of Hemp in the United States

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“…Hemp biomass has good combustion properties and could be used to generate either heat or electricity (Finnan and Styles, 2013). There are multiple biofuel options: Biogas, solid fuel briquettes, bales, and bioethanol (Kraszkiewicz et al, 2019;Prade et al, 2012Prade et al, , 2011.…”

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The Cream of the Crop: Biology, Breeding and Applications of Cannabis sativa

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Shi

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Cannabis sativa is an extraordinarily versatile species. Hemp and its cousin marijuana, both C. sativa, have been used for millennia as a source of fibre, oil and for medicinal, spiritual and recreational purposes. Because the consumption of Cannabis can have psychoactive effects, the plant has been widely banned throughout the last century. In the past decade, evidence of its medicinal properties did lead to the relaxation of legislation in many countries around the world. Consequently, the genetics and development of Cannabis as well as Cannabis-derived products are the subject of renewed attention.Here, we review the biology of C. sativa, including recent insights from taxonomy, morphology and genomics, with an emphasis on the genetics of cannabinoid synthesis. Because the female Cannabis flower is of special interest as the site of cannabinoid synthesis, we explore flower development, flowering time well as the species' unique sex determination system in detail. Furthermore, we outline the tremendous medicinal, engineering, and environmental opportunities that Cannabis bears. Together, the picture emerges that our understanding of Cannabis biology currently progresses at an unusual speed. A future challenge will be to preserve the multi-purpose nature of Cannabis, and to harness its medicinal properties and sustainability advantages simultaneously.

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“…There are three main activities necessary to produce moulded solid fuel: drying, comminution and moulding [37]. The diverse composition of plant briquettes requires testing of their physical, mechanical, and chemical properties.…”

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Preliminary studies of fuel briquettes from wood waste

Caban

Jandačka

Nieoczym

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Engineering for Rural Development

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The necessity of using renewable energy sources and limiting the current consumption of fossil fuels was emphasized, among others by changes in production technology. The approach of sustainable development in current energy systems is extremely important, especially in the case of plant-based fuels (biofuels). Poland is a country, where the share of renewable energy sources is still relatively small, and there are ongoing discussions on abandoning coal-based energy and the final shape of energy policy. In addition, the use of biomass from agricultural areas is not too large, although there is a potential for them in the sustainable biomass production plant and this would enable the development of the underdeveloped regions of the country. The most commonly used solid biofuel are briquettes made of vegetable waste, which, with the appropriate production technology, allow to obtain heat with a combustion value similar to that of hard coal. The article presents the preliminary results of laboratory tests of physical properties of fuel briquettes made of wood waste. The research was carried out on three types of wood shavings: pine, oak and hornbeam measuring their density depending on the type of wood and the size of the chip fraction in the pressing process. It has been shown that the size of the raw material fraction has an influence on the obtained density of fuel briquettes. The aim of the research was to determine the suitability of the studied waste wood materials for energy purposes for the production of briquettes. Attention was drawn to the fact that biomass for energy purposes is one of the steps to sustainable energy production and reduction of fossil fuel yield.

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Assessment of the Possibility of Using Hemp Biomass (Cannabis Sativa L.) for Energy Purposes: A Case Study

Cited by 50 publications

References 30 publications

A Review on the Current State of Knowledge of Growing Conditions, Agronomic Soil Health Practices and Utilities of Hemp in the United States

A Review on the Current State of Knowledge of Growing Conditions, Agronomic Soil Health Practices and Utilities of Hemp in the United States

The Cream of the Crop: Biology, Breeding and Applications of Cannabis sativa

Preliminary studies of fuel briquettes from wood waste

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