期刊
AGRONOMY-BASEL
卷 11, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11091750
关键词
anaerobic digestion; biogas; combustion; Higher Heating Value; phytoremediation
资金
- Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (MCI)
- Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI)
- European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) [RTI2018-100819-BI00]
Phytomanagement of trace element-contaminated soils combines sustainable soil remediation with plant biomass utilization. Eight plant species growing in contaminated mine soils were evaluated for bioenergy potential, with Phragmites australis and Arundo donax showing the highest energy yields, making them suitable options for phytostabilization in Mediterranean areas.
Phytomanagement of trace element-contaminated soils combines sustainable soil remediation with the use of plant biomass for different applications. Consequently, phytostabilization using plant species useful for bioenergy production has recently received increasing attention. However, the water requirement of most of these species is a limitation for their use under Mediterranean climatic conditions. In this work, eight plant species growing naturally in mine soils contaminated by trace elements were evaluated for their use as bioenergy crops using thermochemical (combustion) and biochemical (anaerobic digestion) methods. The higher heating values of the biomass of the plants studied were all within a narrow range (16.03-18.75 MJ kg(-1)), while their biochemical methane potentials ranged from 86.0 to 227.4 mL CH4 (g VS)(-1). The anaerobic degradation was not influenced by the presence of trace elements in the plants, but the mineral content (mainly Na) negatively affected the potential thermal energy released by combustion (HHV). The highest annual energy yields from biogas or combustion could be obtained by the cultivation of Phragmites australis and Arundo donax, followed by Piptatherum miliaceum. Both options can be considered to be suitable final destinations for the biomass obtained in the phytostabilization of trace element-contaminated soils and may contribute to the implementation of these remediation techniques in Mediterranean areas.
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