Biochemical production of bioenergy from agricultural crops and residue in Iran

Alavijeh, Masih Karimi; Yaghmaei, Soheila

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2016.03.025

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“…However, canola is also gaining interest in Mediterranean zone [106]. Like sunflower, canola oil is suitable for human consumption [107,108], although energy production [109][110][111] is the most relevant application [106,112]. The main features that drive the growing importance of canola is the high oil content (about 45-50%) [113] and suitability for phytoremediation in soils polluted with diesel and heavy metals [114,115].…”

Section: Canola Main Featuresmentioning

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Herbaceous Oil Crops, a Review on Mechanical Harvesting State of the Art

2020

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The sustainable production of renewable energy is a key topic on the European community’s agenda in the next decades. The use of residuals from agriculture could not be enough to meet the growing demand for energy, and the contribution of vegetable oil to biodiesel production may be important. Moreover, vegetable oil can surrogate petroleum products in many cases, as in cosmetics, biopolymers, or lubricants production. However, the cultivation of oil crops for the mere production of industrial oil would arise concerns on competition for land use between food and non-food crops. Additionally, the economic sustainability is not always guaranteed, since the mechanical harvesting, in some cases, is still far from acceptable. Therefore, it is difficult to plan the future strategy on bioproducts production from oil crops if the actual feasibility to harvest the seeds is still almost unknown. With the present review, the authors aim to provide a comprehensive overview on the state of the art of mechanical harvesting in seven herbaceous oil crops, namely: sunflower (Heliantus annuus L.), canola (Brassica napus L.), cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.), camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz), safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), crambe (Crambe abyssinica R. E. Fr.), and castor bean (Ricinus communis L.). The review underlines that the mechanical harvesting of sunflower, canola and cardoon seeds is performed relying on specific devices that perform effectively with a minimum seed loss. Crambe and safflower seeds can be harvested through a combine harvester equipped with a header for cereals. On the other hand, camelina and castor crops still lack the reliable implementation on combine harvesters. Some attempts have been performed to harvest camelina and castor while using a cereal header and a maize header, respectively, but the actual effectiveness of both strategies is still unknown.

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Section: Canola Main Featuresmentioning

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Herbaceous Oil Crops, a Review on Mechanical Harvesting State of the Art

2020

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“…Biomass may be converted into energy via thermochemical or biochemical processes [30]. Thermochemical processes generate heat, electricity, or biofuels, while biochemical operations provide liquid and gaseous fuels [31][32][33]. An important parameter determining the possible application is the biomass quality, i.e., moisture content, heating value, and bulk density, which all affect the energy generation efficiency.…”

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Smart Asset Management for District Heating Systems in the Baltic Sea Region

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The purpose of this review is to provide insight and a comparison of the current status of district heating (DH) systems for selected Baltic Sea countries (Denmark, Germany, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden), especially from viewpoints of application and solutions of novel smart asset management (SAM) approaches. Furthermore, this paper considers European projects ongoing from 2016, involving participants from the Baltic Sea Region, concerning various aspects of DH systems. The review presents the energy sources with particular attention to renewable energy sources (RES), district heating generations, and the exploitation problems of DH systems. The essential point is a comparison of traditional maintenance systems versus SAM solutions for optimal design, operating conditions, and controlling of the DH networks. The main conclusions regarding DH systems in Baltic Sea countries are commitment towards a transition to 4th generation DH, raising the quality and efficiency of heat supply systems, and simultaneously minimizing the costs. The overall trends show that applied technologies aim to increase the share of renewable energy sources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, examples presented in this review underline the importance of the implementation of a smart asset management concept to modern DH systems.

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“…Agricultural residues have remained tremendous sources of bioenergy worldwide. Crop dry matter and oil-rich residual biomass have attained the attention due to their huge yearly quantitative volume of ~ 11.33 million tons that could be converted to 3.84 giga-liters (GI) of bioethanol, 1.07 GI biobutanol, 3.15 billion Cu-Meter (BCM) biogas and ~ 1.0 BCM of biohydrogen (Karimi and Yaghmaei 2016). Under methanogenic condition, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane are generated due to the action of degrading enzymes on residual crop biomass.…”

Section: Technological Aspects Of Microbial Bioconversion Of Agricultmentioning

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Agrowaste bioconversion and microbial fortification have prospects for soil health, crop productivity, and eco-enterprising

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Shukla

et al. 2019

Int J Recycl Org Waste Agricult

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Purpose Agricultural chemicals either used as nutrient inputs for soil fertility or pesticides are creating physicochemical and biological deterioration of the soils and disturbing the agro-ecosystems worldwide. Alarming concerns towards integrated agroecology demand for renewed interest in low-external input-based farming practices. These practices comprise strengthening of soil biological properties, recycling of inherent soil minerals and reuse of agricultural residual wastes. Methods We described approaches for the bioconversion of agricultural residual wastes into value-added compost. The process involves conversion of residual waste into raw compost followed by its fortification with beneficial decomposer microorganisms to produce quality fortified compost product. Finally, incubation of fortified compost with single or consortia of beneficial microorganisms like N-fixers, P-solubilizers or K-mobilizers and biocontrol agents further enriches compost to produce bioorganic products.

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Biochemical production of bioenergy from agricultural crops and residue in Iran

Cited by 85 publications

References 74 publications

Herbaceous Oil Crops, a Review on Mechanical Harvesting State of the Art

Herbaceous Oil Crops, a Review on Mechanical Harvesting State of the Art

Smart Asset Management for District Heating Systems in the Baltic Sea Region

Agrowaste bioconversion and microbial fortification have prospects for soil health, crop productivity, and eco-enterprising

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