Assessment of bioenergy potential on marginal land in China

Zhuang, Dafang; Jiang, Dong; Liu, Lei; Huang, Yaohuan

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2010.11.041

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“…Nicotiana tabacum, commonly referred to tobacco, is an annually grown herbaceous plant belonging to the Solanaceae family, widespread in North and South America, commonly Zhuang et al (2011) grown for the collection of leaves. The highest seed production is found in the Nicotiana tabacum varieties used to obtain the chewing Nicotiana tabacum, reaching 1171 kg seeds per hectare, which corresponds to 432.9 kg oil per hectare (Zdremnan and Zdremnan, 2006).…”

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“…It is a small-to medium-sized deciduous tree, which grows up to 20 m in height. The oil content of Vernicia fordii seeds and whole nuts is approximately 21 and 41 wt%, respectively (Yu et al, 2013), and the average yield of oil is about 450-600 kg per hectare (Zhuang et al, 2011). Its seed oil had been conventionally used in lamps for lighting, as well as an ingredient for wood paint and varnish (Wang et al, 2011).…”

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Biodiesel production from non-edible plant oils

Demırbas

Bafail

Ahmad

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Energy Exploration & Exploitation

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Biodiesel is an alternative to petroleum-based fuels derived from a variety of feedstocks, including vegetable oils, animal fats, and waste cooking oil. At present, biodiesel is mainly produced from conventionally grown edible oils such as soybean, rapeseed, sunflower, and palm. The cost of biodiesel is the main obstacle to commercialization of the product. Biodiesel produced from edible oils is currently not economically feasible. On the other hand, extensive use of edible oils for biodiesel production may lead to food crisis. These problems can be solved by using lowcost feedstocks such as non-edible oils and waste cooking oils for biodiesel production. This paper reviews numerous options of non-edible oils as the substantial feedstocks, biodiesel processing, and effect of different parameters on production of biodiesel.

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Biodiesel production from non-edible plant oils

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Ahmad

et al. 2016

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“…A variety of concepts for bioenergy production based on minimal or no land competition were developed (e.g. Field et al 2008;Cotula et al 2008;Campbell et al 2008;UNEP 2009;Dale et al 2010;Zhuang et al 2011). However, clear definitions and an unambiguous terminology and characterisation of those types of supposedly surplus land, which is crucial for the approach of producing food on established farmland and biomass on surplus land, are missing.…”

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Bioenergy from “surplus” land: environmental and socio-economic implications

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Fernando³

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The increasing demand for biomass for the production of bioenergy is generating land-use conflicts. These conflicts might be solved through spatial segregation of food/feed and energy producing areas by continuing producing food on established and productive agricultural land while growing dedicated energy crops on so called "surplus" land. Ambiguity in the definition and characterization of surplus land as well as uncertainty in assessments of land availability and of future bioenergy potentials is causing confusion about the prospects and the environmental and socio-economic implications of bioenergy development in those areas. The high level of uncertainty is due to environmental, economic and social constraints not yet taken into account and to the potentials offered by those novel crops and their production methods not being fully exploited. This paper provides a scientific background in support of a reassessment of land available for bioenergy production by clarifying the terminology, identifying constraints and options for ReseARCh ARtiCle BioRisk A peer-reviewed open-access journalJens Dauber et al. / BioRisk 7: 5-50 (2012) 6 an efficient bioenergy-use of surplus land and providing policy recommendations for resolving conflicting land-use demands. A serious approach to factoring in the constraints, combined with creativity in utilizing the options provided, in our opinion, would lead to a more sustainable and efficient development of the bioenergy sector. Unless the sustainability challenge is mastered, the interdependent policy objectives of mitigating climate change, obtaining independence from fossil fuels, feeding and fuelling a growing human world population and maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services will not be met. Despite the advanced developments of bioenergy, we still see regional solutions for designing and establishing sustainable bioenergy production systems with optimized production resulting in social, economic and ecological benefits. Where bioenergy production has been identified as the most suitable option to overcome the given problems of energy security and climate change mitigation, we need to determine which bioenergy cultivation systems are most suitable for the respective types of surplus land, by taking into account issues such as yields, inputs and costs, as well as potential environmental and socio-economic impacts.

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“…Among them, Jatropha curcas, Pistacia chinensis and oil palm can be cultivated in a large scale [11]. We chose to apply the empirical data of Pistacia chinensis because the potential distribution area is very large, mainly comprising from the temperate zone to the subtropical zone of China [35]. Because of its widespread distribution, this tree species is a good example to represent other oleaginous trees in general.…”

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Sustainable Management of Oleaginous Trees as a Source for Renewable Energy Supply and Climate Change Mitigation: A Case Study in China

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Abstract:Forests provide a range of ecosystem services, including bioenergy supply and carbon sequestration, both contributing to significant climate change mitigation. Oleaginous trees have potential to provide bioenergy supplies through biodiesel-producing seed yield as well as contributing to carbon sequestration. This paper aims to show the provisions of bioenergy and carbon savings through forest rotation management and it will investigate the potential of oleaginous forest management in China. We use the land expectation value (LEV) model to calculate the optimal joint values of timber, seed and total carbon savings, including carbon sequestration from forest and carbon reductions through energy substitutions. The results indicate that combining both values of seeds and carbon savings increase the LEV and rotation age (167,611 Yuan/ha, 78 years) compared to sole timber value (26,053 Yuan/ha, 55 years). The optimization of the LEVs and the resulting optimal rotation ages are significantly sensitive to the discounting rate. Annual biodiesel potential production from Pistacia chinensis can take up 1.7% of the national diesel consumption in China. We conclude that China can use improved forest rotation management as an effective means for achieving goals in its low-carbon energy strategy.

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Assessment of bioenergy potential on marginal land in China

Cited by 186 publications

References 11 publications

Biodiesel production from non-edible plant oils

Biodiesel production from non-edible plant oils

Bioenergy from “surplus” land: environmental and socio-economic implications

Sustainable Management of Oleaginous Trees as a Source for Renewable Energy Supply and Climate Change Mitigation: A Case Study in China

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