Download or read book Agronomic Suitability of Bioenergy Crops in Mississippi written by Roque W. Lemus and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agronomic Suitability of Bioenergy Crops in Mississippi written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mississippi, some questions need to be answered about bioenergy crops: how much suitable land is available? How much material can that land produce? Which production systems work best in which scenarios? What levels of inputs will be required for productivity and longterm sustainability? How will the crops reach the market? What kinds of infrastructure will be necessary to make that happen? This publication helps answer these questions: Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2ÂØÃ3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â0Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2ÂØ Which areas in the state are best for bioenergy crop production? Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2ÂØÃ3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â0Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2ÂØ How much could these areas produce sustainably? Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2ÂØÃ3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â0Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2ÂØ How can bioenergy crops impact carbon sequestration and carbon credits? Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2ÂØÃ3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â0Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2ÂØ How will these crops affect fertilizer use and water quality? Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2ÂØÃ3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â0Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â3Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â3Ã3Â2Ã2Â2Ã3Â3Ã2Â2Ã3Â2Ã2ÂØ What kind of water management is needed to maintain a productive crop? The answers to these questions will help supporting institutions across the state to improve land assessment and agronomic management practices for biomass production. In the last decade, energy supply has become a worldwide problem. Bioenergy crops could supply energy in the future. Bioenergy crops are plants, usually perennial grasses and trees, that produce a lot of biomass that can be converted into energy. Bioenergy crops can be grown for two energy markets: power generation, such as heat and electricity, or liquid fuel, such as cellulosic ethanol. These resources could reduce petroleum dependency and greenhouse gas production. Woody plants and herbaceous warm-season grasses, such as switchgrass, giant miscanthus, energy cane, and high yielding sorghums, could be major sources of biomass in Mississippi.
Download or read book Soil Gas Efflux and Microbial Dynamics in Bioenergy Crops on Retired Marginal Agricultural Fields in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley written by Leah Michelle Prevett Gonzales and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bio energy Feedstock Yields and Their Water Quality Benefits in Mississippi written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cellulosic and agricultural bio-energy crops can, under careful management, be harvested as feedstock for bio-fuels production and provide environmental benefits. However, it is required to quantify their relative advantages in feedstock production and water quality. The primary objective of this research was to evaluate potential feedstock yield and water quality benefit scenarios of bioenergy crops: Miscanthus (Miscanthus-giganteus), Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense), Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), Soybean {Glycine max (L.) Merr.}, and Corn (Lea mays) in the Upper Pearl River watershed (UPRW), Mississippi using a Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). The SWAT model was calibrated (January 1981 to December 1994) and validated (January 1995 to September 2008) using monthly measured stream flow data. The calibrated and validated model determined good to very good performance for stream flow prediction (R2 and E from 0.60 to 0.86). The RMSE values (from 14 m3 s-1 to 37 m3 s-1) were estimated at similar levels of errors during model calibration and validation. The long-term average annual potential feedstock yield as an alternative energy source was determined the greatest when growing Miscanthus grass (373,849 Mg) as followed by Alfalfa (206,077 Mg), Switchgrass (132,077 Mg), Johnsongrass (47,576 Mg), Soybean (37,814 Mg), and Corn (22,069 Mg) in the pastureland and cropland of the watershed. Model results determined that average annual sediment yield from the Miscanthus grass scenario determined the least (1.16 Mg/ha) and corn scenario the greatest (12.04 Mg/ha). The SWAT model simulated results suggested that growing Miscanthus grass in the UPRW would have the greatest potential feedstock yield and water quality benefits.
Download or read book Handbook of Bioenergy Crops written by N. El Bassam and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely revised second edition includes new information on biomass in relation to climate change, new coverage of vital issues including the "food versus fuel" debate, and essential new information on "second generation" fuels and advances in conversion techniques. The book begins with a guide to biomass accumulation, harvesting, transportation and storage, as well as conversion technologies for biofuels. This is followed by an examination of the environmental impact and economic and social dimensions, including prospects for renewable energy. The book then goes on to cover all the main potential energy crops.
Download or read book Evaluation of Field scale Soil Organic Carbon and Watershed scale Bioenergy Crop Production in Mississippi written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To date only a limited number of studies have been done at the field level to observe the effects of agricultural management practices on carbon sequestration, water quality, and bioenergy crop yield in Mississippi. Therefore, the goals of this study were to monitor soil organic carbon (SOC) levels at the field scale and perform a comprehensive analysis of the potential environmental impacts at the watershed scale using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) in two watersheds located in Mississippi. It was found that SOC levels generally are affected by depth, land use, and time. The SWAT models showed good performance overall and predicted that perennial grass production in the Town Creek watershed would render the most feedstock with the least environmental impact. The results of this study were consistent with the available literature, but a longer study period is recommended.
Download or read book AgraPure Mississippi Biomass Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The AgraPure Mississippi Biomass project was a congressionally directed project, initiated to study the utilization of Mississippi agricultural byproducts and waste products in the production of bio-energy and to determine the feasibility of commercialization of these agricultural byproducts and waste products as feedstocks in the production of energy. The final products from this project were two business plans; one for a Thermal plant, and one for a Biodiesel/Ethanol plant. Agricultural waste fired steam and electrical generating plants and biodiesel plants were deemed the best prospects for developing commercially viable industries. Additionally, oil extraction methods were studied, both traditional and two novel techniques, and incorporated into the development plans. Mississippi produced crop and animal waste biomasses were analyzed for use as raw materials for both industries. The relevant factors, availability, costs, transportation, storage, location, and energetic value criteria were considered. Since feedstock accounts for more than 70 percent of the total cost of producing biodiesel, any local advantages are considered extremely important in developing this particular industry. The same factors must be evaluated in assessing the prospects of commercial operation of a steam and electrical generation plant. Additionally, the access to the markets for electricity is more limited, regulated and tightly controlled than the liquid fuel markets. Domestically produced biofuels, both biodiesel and ethanol, are gaining more attention and popularity with the consuming public as prices rise and supplies of foreign crude become less secure. Biodiesel requires no major modifications to existing diesel engines or supply chain and offers significant environmental benefits. Currently the biodiesel industry requires Federal and State incentives to allow the industry to develop and become self-sustaining. Mississippi has available the necessary feedstocks and is geographically located to be able to service a regional market. Other states have active incentive programs to promote the industry. Mississippi has adopted an incentive program for ethanol and biodiesel; however, the State legislature has not funded this program, leaving Mississippi at a disadvantage when compared to other states in developing the bio-based liquid fuel industry. With all relevant factors being considered, Mississippi offers several advantages to developing the biodiesel industry. As a result of AgraPure's work and plan development, a private investor group has built a 7,000 gallon per day facility in central Mississippi with plans to build a 10 million gallon per year biodiesel facility. The development of a thermochemical conversion/generation facility requires a much larger financial commitment, making a longer operational time necessary to recover the capital invested. Without a renewable portfolio standard to put a floor under the price, or the existence of a suitable steam host, the venture is not economically viable. And so, it has not met with the success of the biodiesel plan. While the necessary components regarding feedstocks, location, permitting and technology are all favorable; the market is not currently favorable for the development of this type of project. In this region there is an abundance of energy generation capacity. Without subsidies or a Mississippi renewable portfolio standard requiring the renewable energy to be produced from Mississippi raw materials, which are not available for the alternative energy source selected by AgraPure, this facility is not economically viable.
Download or read book Technical Bulletin written by Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bioenergy in the Southeast written by Phillip C. Badger and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a common base of understanding of the context for bioenergy development; the Southeast's biomass resources & its bioenergy potential; & the environmental & market development issues, challenges, & opportunities associated with the development of this resource. Discusses: electricity generation, transportation, agriculture, forestry, feedstocks, conversion & use, economics, environmental opportunities & challenges, market development challenges & opportunities, & potential economic & other benefits. Recommendations cover the private sector, government & researchers. Charts & tables.
Download or read book Crop and Fertilizer Recommendations For Mississippi 1951 written by Frank James Welch and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bioenergy in the Southeast written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Green Energy to Sustainability Strategies for Global Industries written by Alain A. Vertes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews the latest advances in biofuel manufacturing technologies and discusses the deployment of other renewable energy for transportation Aimed at providing an interface useful to business and scientific managers, this book focuses on the key challenges that still impede the realization of the billion-ton renewable fuels vision. It places great emphasis on a global view of the topic, reviewing deployment and green energy technology in different countries across Africa, Asia, South America, the EU, and the USA. It also integrates scientific, technological, and business development perspectives to highlight the key developments that are necessary for the global replacement of fossil fuels with green energy solutions. Green Energy to Sustainability: Strategies for Global Industries examines the most recent developments in biofuel manufacturing technologies in light of business, financial, value chain, and supply chain concerns. It also covers the use of other renewable energy sources like solar energy for transportation and proposes a view of the challenges over the next two to five decades, and how these will deeply modify the industrial world in the third millennium. The coming of age of electric vehicles is also looked at, as is the impact of their deployment on the biomass to biofuels value chain. Offers extensive updates on the field of green energy for global industries Covers the structure of the energy business; chemicals and diesel from biomass; ethanol and butanol; hydrogen and methane; and more Provides an expanded focus on the next generation of energy technologies Reviews the latest advances in biofuel manufacturing technologies Integrates scientific, technological and business perspectives Highlights important developments needed for replacing fossil fuels with green energy Green Energy to Sustainability: Strategies for Global Industries will appeal to academic researchers working on the production of fuels from renewable feedstocks and those working in green and sustainable chemistry, and chemical/process engineering. It is also an excellent textbook for courses in bioprocessing technology, renewable resources, green energy, and sustainable chemistry.
Download or read book Biotechnology and Omics Approaches for Bioenergy Crops written by Muhammad Aasim and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book summarizes the efforts made to develop sustainable bioenergy production through different generations. The topics included in the book cover information about different bioenergy crops, their classification and use as biofuel, agronomic practices to improve biomass yield, classic breeding techniques, genetic diversity, current status and future perspective of bioenergy crops in the omics era. It also discusses application of modern biotechnological and molecular biotechnological techniques for the improvement of bioenergy crops this having enhanced biomass and plant based products. The book explores growing biofuel crops and their impact on environment, bioethics and biosafety issues related to the modern approaches. Another important aspect is the incorporation of nanotechnology for bioenergy crops and biofuel production. All book chapters are contributed renowned researchers in their respective field. This is a unique book covering the bioeneragy crops in the modern omics era. The book is useful for the researchers and post-graduate students to guide them in the field of bioenergy crops.
Download or read book Agricultural Waste written by Fiaz Ahmad and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural waste can be a source of energy, fertilizer, and other inputs at farm and industrial levels. Handling and managing agricultural waste are challenging tasks worldwide, especially in the context of environmental pollution control and sustainable agriculture. Thus, efficient management in terms of reuse, recycling, and reduction of agricultural waste is principally needed not only for the green economy but also for farmers’ profitability. Agricultural Waste – New Insights provides an understanding of agricultural waste production and management, discussing crop residue, biodegradables, biomass, composting and vermiculture, agricultural waste economics, air pollution, environmental safety, waste management and handling, on-farm waste reuse, and agricultural waste value addition. It provides key aspects of emerging technologies and their applications in the domain of agriculture waste management.
Download or read book Sustainable Bioenergy Production written by Lijun Wang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the environmental concerns and declining availability of fossil fuels, as well as the growing population worldwide, it is essential to move toward a sustainable bioenergy-based economy. However, it is also imperative to address sustainability in the bioenergy industry in order to avoid depleting necessary biomass resources. Sustainable Bioenergy Production provides comprehensive knowledge and skills for the analysis and design of sustainable biomass production, bioenergy processing, and biorefinery systems for professionals in the bioenergy field. Focusing on topics vital to the sustainability of the bioenergy industry, this book is divided into four sections: Fundamentals of Engineering Analysis and Design of Bioenergy Production Systems, Sustainable Biomass Production and Supply Logistics, Sustainable Bioenergy Processing, and Sustainable Biorefinery Systems. Section I covers the fundamentals of genetic engineering, novel breeding, and cropping technologies applied in the development of energy crops. It discusses modern computational tools used in the design and analysis of bioenergy production systems and the life-cycle assessment for evaluating the environmental sustainability of biomass production and bioenergy processing technologies. Section II focuses on the technical and economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of various biomass feedstocks and emerging technologies to improve feedstock sustainability. Section III addresses the technical and economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of different bioenergy processing technologies and emerging technologies to improve the sustainability of each bioenergy process. Section IV discusses the design and analysis of biorefineries and different biorefinery systems, including lignocellulosic feedstock, whole-crop, and green biorefinery.
Download or read book Handbook of Bioenergy Crops written by N. El Bassam and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-02-03 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomass currently accounts for about fifteen per cent of global primary energy consumption and is playing an increasingly important role in the face of climate change, energy and food security concerns. Handbook of Bioenergy Crops is a unique reference and guide, with extensive coverage of more than eighty of the main bioenergy crop species. For each it gives a brief description, outlines the ecological requirements, methods of propagation, crop management, rotation and production, harvesting, handling and storage, processing and utilization, then finishes with selected references. This is accompanied by detailed guides to biomass accumulation, harvesting, transportation and storage, as well as conversion technologies for biofuels and an examination of the environmental impact and economic and social dimensions, including prospects for renewable energy. This is an indispensable resource for all those involved in biomass production, utilization and research.
Download or read book Bioenergy written by Anju Dahiya and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-04-09 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioenergy: Biomass to Biofuels and Waste to Energy, Second Edition presents a complete overview of the bioenergy value chain, from feedstock to end products. It examines current and emerging feedstocks and advanced processes and technologies enabling the development of all possible alternative energy sources. Divided into seven parts, bioenergy gives thorough consideration to topics such as feedstocks, biomass production and utilization, life-cycle analysis, energy return on invested, integrated sustainability assessments, conversions technologies, biofuels economics, business, and policy. In addition, contributions from leading industry professionals and academics, augmented by related service-learning case studies and quizzes, provide readers with a comprehensive resource that connect theory to real-world implementation.Bioenergy: Biomass to Biofuels and Waste to Energy, Second Edition provides engineers, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, and business professionals in the bioenergy field with valuable, practical information that can be applied to implementing renewable energy projects, choosing among competing feedstocks, technologies, and products. It also serves as a basic resource for civic leaders, economic development professionals, farmers, investors, fleet managers, and reporters interested in an organized introduction to the language, feedstocks, technologies, and products in the biobased renewable energy world. - Includes current and renewed subject matter, project case studies from real world, and topic-specific sections on the impacts of biomass use for energy production from all sorts of biomass feedstocks including organic waste of all kinds - Provides a comprehensive overview and in-depth technical information of all possible bioenergy resources: solid (wood energy, grass energy, waste, and other biomass), liquid (biodiesel, algae biofuel, ethanol, waste to oils, etc.), and gaseous/electric (biogas, syngas, biopower, RNG), and cutting-edge topics such as advanced fuels - Integrates current state of art coverage on feedstocks, cost-effective conversion processes, biofuels economic analysis, environmental policy, and triple bottom line - Features quizzes for each section derived from the implementation of actual hands-on biofuel projects as part of service learning
