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Potential uses of biomass from fast-growing crop Miscanthus×giganteus

Hemijska industrija, 2012, Vol.66 (2), p.223-233 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Hemijska Industrija 2012 ;ISSN: 0367-598X ;EISSN: 2217-7426 ;DOI: 10.2298/HEMIND110711082B

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Title:
Potential uses of biomass from fast-growing crop Miscanthus×giganteus
Author: Babovic, Nada ; Drazic, Gordana ; Djordjevic, Ana
Subjects: AETHANOL ; Agronomy ; Alternative energy sources ; Biodiesel fuels ; bioethanol ; BIOMASA ; BIOMASS ; Biomass burning ; BIOMASSE ; Bioremediation ; Cellulose ; COMBUSTIAN ; COMBUSTION ; Conversation ; Corn ; Crops ; Cultivation ; Electricity pricing ; Energy crops ; ETAINOL ; ETHANOL ; Fertilizers ; Fossil fuels ; Grasses ; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_10677 ; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_1777 ; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_24868 ; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_26574 ; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_49909 ; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_926 ; LIGNOCELLULOSE ; lignocellulosic biomass ; LIGNOCELULOSA ; Low cost ; MISCANTHUS ; Miscanthus×giganteus ; Moisture content ; Nitrogen ; Pesticides ; Pests ; Plants (organisms) ; Potential energy ; Pretreatment ; SERBIA ; SERBIE
Is Part Of: Hemijska industrija, 2012, Vol.66 (2), p.223-233
Description: There is an increasing interest in perennial grasses as a renewable source of bioenergy and feedstock for second-generation cellulosic biofuels. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) and miscanthus (Miscanthus×giganteus), belonging to the parennial grasses group, are the major lignocellulosic materials being studied today as sources for direct energy production, biofuels, bioremediation and other. They have the ability to grow at low cost on marginal land where they will not compete with the traditional food crops. Miscanthus×giganteus possesses a number of advantages in comparison with the other potential energy crops such as are: high yields, low moisture content at harvest, high water and nitrogen use efficiencies, low need for annual agronomic inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides, high cellulose content, non-invasive character, low susceptibility to pests and diseases and broad adaptation to temperate growing environments. The main problems are low rate of survival during the first winter after the creation of plantation and the relatively high establishment costs. Miscanthus×giganteus is grown primarily for heat and electricity generation but can also be used to produce transport fuels. Miscanthus biomass has a very good combustion quality due to its low water concentration as well as its low Cl, K, N, S and ash concentrations compared to other lignocellulose plants. It is expected that miscanthus will provide cheaper and more sustainable source of cellulose for production of bioethanol than annual crops such as corn. Miscanthus has great promise as a renewable energy source, but it can only be realised when the grass production has been optimised for large-scale commercial cultivation. However, further research is still needed to optimise agronomy of miscanthus, to develop the production chain and pre-treatment as well as to optimise energy conversation route to produce heat, electricity, and/or fuels from biomass, if miscanthus is to compete with fossil fuel use and be widely produced.
Publisher: Belgrade: Hemijska Industrija
Language: Serbian;English
Identifier: ISSN: 0367-598X
EISSN: 2217-7426
DOI: 10.2298/HEMIND110711082B
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Potential uses of biomass from fast-growing crop Miscanthus×giganteus

Copyright Hemijska Industrija 2012 ;ISSN: 0367-598X ;EISSN: 2217-7426 ;DOI: 10.2298/HEMIND110711082B

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