Biomass and biofuels in China: Toward bioenergy resource potentials and their impacts on the environment
| Autor: | Yujie He, Ximing Cai, Zhangcai Qin, Yaling Liu, Yao Huang, Qianlai Zhuang, Dong Jiang, Ya Tang, Michael Wang, Erda Lin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Crop residue
biology Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Agroforestry Renewable energy in China 020209 energy Biomass 02 engineering and technology Miscanthus biology.organism_classification Energy crop Biofuel Bioenergy 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental science Ethanol fuel |
| Zdroj: | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 82:2387-2400 |
| ISSN: | 1364-0321 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rser.2017.08.073 |
| Popis: | Bioenergy can be a promising solution to the energy, food and environment trilemma in China. Currently this coal-dependent nation is in urgent need of alternative fuels to secure its future energy and improve the environment. Biofuels derived from crop residues and bioenergy crops emerge as a great addition to renewable energy in China without compromising food production. This paper reviews bioenergy resources from existing conventional crop (e.g., corn, wheat and rice) residues and energy crops (e.g., Miscanthus) produced on marginal lands. The impacts of biofuel production on ecosystem services are also discussed in the context of biofuel's life cycle. It is estimated that about 280 million metric tons (Mt) of crop residue-based biomass (or 65 Mt of ethanol) and over 150 Mt of energy crop-based ethanol can become available each year, which far exceeds current national fuel ethanol production ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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