Biomass production for bioenergy using marginal lands

Mehmood, Muhammad Aamer; Ibrahim, Muhammad; Rashid, Umer; Nawaz, Muhammad; Ali, Shafaqat; Hussain, Athar; Gull, Munazza

doi:10.1016/j.spc.2016.08.003

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“…Mehmood, et al [49] made a detailed overview on biomass production potentials on marginal lands for nine species, including giant reed, and concluded that this crop was suitable for production in the Mediterranean region and had impressive bioenergy feedstock indices. Nassi O Di Nasso, et al [50] also reviewed existing literature written on economic and environmental aspects of giant reed production in Italy.…”

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The Economics of Arundo donax—A Systematic Literature Review

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2019

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Arundo donax (giant reed) is an herbaceous, perennial and non-food crop producing dry biomass with relatively high yields in many regions and under different climates. Although there exists a large amount of literature on A. donax, the economic aspects are somehow neglected or are very much limited in most papers. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to analyse the economics of A. donax by applying a systematic literature review of the field. Our sample consists of 68 relevant studies out of the 6009 identified, classified into four groups: Bioenergy, agronomy, invasiveness and phytoremediation. Most papers were focusing on Italy and on the Mediterranean region and were written on the bioenergy aspect. Most studies suggest that A. donax has a relatively high energy balance and yields, high investment but low maintenance costs and high potentials for phytoremediation of contaminated soils. However, a certain section of the literature, mainly based on US experience, shows that giant reed should be produced with care due to its invasiveness hazard. On the whole, A. donax was found to have high economic potentials for biomass production in marginal as well as disadvantageous lands operated by small farmers in the Mediterranean region.

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The Economics of Arundo donax—A Systematic Literature Review

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2019

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“…Therefore, in addition to adapting to climate change, the agricultural sector has to adopt more efficient and sustainable production methods to cover the increased and more diversified future demands [1]. However, the cultivation of bioenergy crops on utilized arable lands increasingly creates a conflict with food production and poses important issues on the sustainability of this option [4][5][6].…”

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“…In that context, the concept of marginal land has obtained more scientific and policy interest, being considered as a potential alternative for producing bioenergy and other non-food products from biomass [4,6], while overcoming the environmental and social challenges associated with the new production.…”

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Identification of Arable Marginal Lands under Rainfed Conditions for Bioenergy Purposes in Spain

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The cultivation of bioenergy crops could be considered as sustainable; however, its use in fertile lands could conflict with food production. The general purpose of this study is to identify areas where traditional food crops are not economically sustainable, but where they could be substituted by energy crops without changing the land use in Spain. We studied the profit margin of the main crops of the country, which are wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), the spatial location of the growing areas, and the biophysical constraints. Spain has an extended area of 9.93 million hectares, with biophysical and/or economic constraints in rainfed arable areas. Grain yields ≤1.5 Mg ha−1 are not profitable; low organic matter content is the principal biophysical constraint. The average results showed a potential of 83.33 GJ ha−1 using triticale (x Triticosecale) and 174.85 GJ ha−1 using cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) in arable marginal lands. The production of biomass in this area would serve to cover between 3%–5% of primary energy needs in Spain for triticale or cardoon. In this respect, establishing energy crops in marginal lands could be an instrument to enhance rural development, boost the bio-economy, and reach environmental targets.

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“…Mehmood et al, [16] showed maximum yields of energy crops on marginal soils, ranging from 9-20 t ha −1 (Sida hermaphrodite), 15-19 t ha −1 (Miscanthus spp. ), 1-22 t ha −1 (Panicum virgatum L.) and 36 t ha −1 (Arundo donax).…”

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Effect of Harvest Season on the Fuel Properties of Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby Biomass as Solid Biofuel

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Biomass obtained from cultivated energy crops is one of the raw materials with the highest potential in renewable energy production. Although such biomass can be used in production of lignocellulose bioethanol, it is currently mostly used as solid fuel for generating heat and/or electric energy via combustion processes. Calorific values, proximate and ultimate analysis, cell structure and micro- and macro-elements data are considered as basic parameters in the valorization of fuel properties during biomass combustion processes. Energy crops are cultivated with the aim to produce the largest possible quantity of biomass with minimal agro-technical inputs. One of these crops is Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby. Given the fact that the chemical composition of biomass is influenced by a number of agro-ecological and agro-technical factors, the aim of this work was to determine the fuel properties of Sida hermaphrodita biomass obtained from three different harvest seasons (autumn, winter and spring) and cultivated in the area of the Republic of Croatia. On the basis of these investigations it was possible to conclude that harvest delaying towards spring season had a positive impact on suitability of using biomass of Sida hermaphrodita in the combustion process, which primarily means significant lowering the contents of moisture (18.64%), ash (1.94%), and nitrogen (0.65%), but also means increasing the contents of fixed carbon (6.21%) and lignin (25.45%).

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Biomass production for bioenergy using marginal lands

Cited by 179 publications

References 175 publications

The Economics of Arundo donax—A Systematic Literature Review

The Economics of Arundo donax—A Systematic Literature Review

Identification of Arable Marginal Lands under Rainfed Conditions for Bioenergy Purposes in Spain

Effect of Harvest Season on the Fuel Properties of Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby Biomass as Solid Biofuel

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