期刊
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS
卷 14, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-01900-6
关键词
Life cycle assessment; Willow; Ethanol; Biofuels; Hot water extraction; Fermentation
资金
- U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office [EE0006638]
- [20161000825635]
The study shows that ethanol produced from fermentation of sugars from hot water extract of willow grown on cropland can sequester 0.0120.003 kg CO2eq MJ(-1) in a supply system with summer harvest and storage. Despite decreases in soil organic carbon when willow is grown on grassland, the produced fuel still provides significant climate benefits compared to gasoline.
BackgroundThe amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been on the rise for more than a century. Bioenergy crops are seen by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as an essential part of the solution to addressing climate change. To understand the potential impact of shrub willow (Salix spp.) crop in the northeast United States, effective and transparent life cycle assessment of these systems needs to occur.ResultsHere we show, ethanol produced from the fermentation of sugars from hot water extract of willow grown on cropland can sequester 0.0120.003 kg CO2eq MJ(-1) for a supply system incorporating summer harvest and storage. Despite decreases in soil organic carbon when willow is instead grown on grassland, the produced fuel still can provide significant climate benefits compared to gasoline.ConclusionsShrub willow converted to ethanol can be a carbon negative source of transportation fuel when the electricity and heat required for the conversion process are generated from renewable biomass. The sequestration of carbon in the belowground portion of the plants is essential for the negative GHG balance for cropland and low GHG emissions in grassland.
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