Industrial greenhouse gas emissions: Does CO2 from combustion of biomass residue for energy really matter?

Autor: Taylor Dellinger, Lori Felix Shienvold, Neal Lineback, Audrey Reynolds, Lawrence E. Brown, Brian Witcher
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Climate Research. 13:221-229
ISSN: 1616-1572
0936-577X
DOI: 10.3354/cr013221
Popis: Woody biomass fuel combustion for industrial heating and processing is increasing in northwestern North Carolina. Sources are mainly biomass waste and residues, including sawdust and chips from the furniture and wood processing industries, greenwood chips from construction sites and right-of-way clearing operations, and wood removed from landfill streams. This paper evaluates 5 hypothetical scenarios for use and disposal of biomass waste to demonstrate effects of industrial com- bustion of this biofuel on the greenhouse gas emissions bundle. Conclusions are that use of biomass residue as a fuel can be a positive strategy for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
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