Biofuel production and implications for land use, food production and environment in India

Ravindranath, N. H.; Lakshmi, C.S.; Manuvie, Ritumbra; Balachandra, P.

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.07.044

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“…Currently, the development of sustainable transportation fuels is a global challenge [1][2][3]. The burning of the fossil fuels produces many pollutant gases such as carbon dioxide, NO x , and SO x , causing severe environmental problems.…”

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“…The production of first generation biofuel is primarily from food crops such as starchy crops (wheat, barley, corn, cassava, and potatoes), sugar crops (sugarcane, sugar beet, and sweet sorghum) and oil seeds [2,10]. In particular, the United States [11] and Brazil have commercially produced fuel ethanol from those kinds of biomasses [10].…”

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“…Therefore, due to those limitations of the first generation of biofuels, the second and third generation of biofuels have also been developed [14]. Low-cost agricultural residues (corn Stover, wheat straw) and agricultural by-products (rice hulls, corn fibre) have been explored as the potential raw materials for the biofuel production [2].…”

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Subcritical water hydrolysis of durian seeds waste for bioethanol production

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The feasibility of bioethanol production using durian seed waste was investigated in this study. The effects of hydrolysis parameters (temperature, time, pressure and solid to water ratio) on the yields of reducing sugars and bioethanol were also examined. Central composite design was used to determine the optimum conditions of both reducing sugars yields obtained from hydrolysis stage and ethanol from reducing sugars fermentation. The optimized values for subcritical water process of durian seeds to produce reducing sugars were achieved at temperature of 139.8°C; solid to water ratio of 1:30; pressure of 30 bar; and reaction time of 3.58 h with 32.37 % yield of reducing sugars. The fermentation of 20 g L -1 reducing sugars for 72 h gave the highest ethanol concentration, i.e., 9.85 g L -1 .

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“…It has been reported that more than 55 million hectares of wastelands are available countrywide, of which nearly 20 million hectares of lands are designated as barren and uncultivated [10]. The barren and uncultivated lands are not generally suitable (due to low soil nutrients, low soil moisture, steep or terrain landscape etc.)…”

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“…It has been considered one of the most promising resources for achieving the national energy target [7]. However, lack of information related to the opportunities and challenges associated with the promotion of bioenergy in the perspective of environmental and socio-economic concerns has been identified as the major challenge to modernize biomass based energy in India [7][8][9][10]. In addition, various challenges associated with the development of large-scale bioenergy projects are recognized as: lack of available land for energy crop plantations; lack of information on the impacts of bioenergy production on food security; and lack of institutional, financial, and initiatives in promotion of bioenergy marketing [11].…”

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Perspectives of Feedstock Supply for Biomass-Based Energy Plant Development in India: Views from an Expert Survey

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Utilization of renewable energy resources is imperative due to energy access, energy security, and energy sustainability coupled with the rising environmental concern. India is one of the largest land mass countries in the world and amply bestowed with biomass resources. Investigations on biomass supply potential, socio-economic challenges, local people attitudes, current bioenergy markets, and technologies are prerequisite while seeking to develop sustainable energy plants. The study aimed to assess expert attitudes on woodbased energy development in India. This assessment was based on the opinions of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers who are involved in managing wood-based biomass resources in different parts of the country. The study gave emphasis to the advantages, problems, and directions of the biomass based energy development in the country. The results showed that the development of biomass-based energy plants involves a number of challenges both locally and nationally. In addition, the study also highlighted the possible benefits of developing biomass based energy plants at local and national levels. The outcomes of this study provide useful information to the policy decision makers, energy entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders in the development of biomass based energy in India.

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Sustainable Production of Grain Crops for Biofuels

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Biofuel Crop Sustainability

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Biofuel production and implications for land use, food production and environment in India

Cited by 143 publications

References 8 publications

Subcritical water hydrolysis of durian seeds waste for bioethanol production

Subcritical water hydrolysis of durian seeds waste for bioethanol production

Perspectives of Feedstock Supply for Biomass-Based Energy Plant Development in India: Views from an Expert Survey

Sustainable Production of Grain Crops for Biofuels

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