Cropping bioenergy and biomaterials in marginal land: The added value of the biorefinery concept

Fahd, S.; Fiorentino, Gabriella; Mellino, Salvatore; Ulgiati, Sérgio

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2011.08.023

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“…For example, five of the twenty-one studies reviewed here first mapped for species suitability based on biophysical crop requirements, then mapped for land availability based on marginality [32,35,38,39]. Three other studies first mapped marginal land, and then mapped the potential suitability of that land for specific bioenergy species [26,33,37]. The eight studies that mapped for generic bioenergy species first mapped marginal lands, then employed land use constraints, or masks, where bioenergy crops should not be planted [27][28][29][30][31]34,36,45].…”

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“…For example, polluted areas were considered in two of the papers reviewed here. Fahd et al [37] point out that some lands become marginal when excess pollution is generated by human-dominated processes (including illegal disposal of liquid and solid waste), therefore they used polluted areas as a primary input into their overlay model (Fahd et al, 2011). In the United States Gopalakrishnan et al [40] included in their map of marginal land what they termed "environmentally degraded land", including land with brownfield sites, areas with water contamination, and areas with excessive irrigation.…”

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Mapping the Potential for Biofuel Production on Marginal Lands: Differences in Definitions, Data and Models across Scales

Lewis

Kelly

2014

IJGI

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Abstract:As energy policies mandate increases in bioenergy production, new research supports growing bioenergy feedstocks on marginal lands. Subsequently there has been an increase in published work that uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map the availability of marginal land as a proxy for bioenergy crop potential. However, despite the similarity in stated intent among these works a number of inconsistencies remain across studies that make comparisons and standardization difficult. We reviewed a collection of recent literature that mapped bioenergy potential on marginal lands at varying scales, and found that there is no common working definition of marginal land across all of these works. Specifically, we found considerable differences in mapped results that are driven by dissimilarities in definitions, model framework, data inputs, scale and treatment of uncertainty. Most papers reviewed here employed relatively simple GIS overlays of input criteria, distinct thresholds identifying marginal land, and few details describing accuracy and uncertainty. These differences are likely to be major impediments to integration of studies mapping marginal lands for bioenergy production. We suggest that there is future need for spatial modeling of bioenergy, yet further scholarship is needed to compare across countries and scales to understand the global potential for bioenergy crops.

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Mapping the Potential for Biofuel Production on Marginal Lands: Differences in Definitions, Data and Models across Scales

Lewis

Kelly

2014

IJGI

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“…As an alternative feedstock to petroleum-based products, lignocellulosic biomass has been recognized as a promising resource for the production of non-energy commodities such as chemicals, fibres, plastics, and construction materials because of its chemical properties and abundance (Fahd et al 2012;Iqbal et al 2013;Isikgor and Becer 2015). Additionally, lignocellulosic biomass provides the means to help the forest sector transition into a more diverse, market-driven industry, while concurrently improving its environmental footprint (Thiffault et al 2014).…”

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Forest biomass supply chain optimization for a biorefinery aiming to produce high-value bio-based materials and chemicals from lignin and forestry residues: a review of literature

Dessbesell

Pulkki

et al. 2017

Can. J. For. Res.

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Technological development has enabled the production of new value-added products from lignocellulosic residues such as lignin. This has allowed the forest industry to diversify its product portfolio and maximize the economic returns from feedstock, while simultaneously working towards sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based products. Although previous research has explored industrial-scale production opportunities, many challenges persist, including the cost of woody biomass and its supply chain reliability. While numerous studies have addressed these issues, their emphasis has traditionally been on bioenergy, with little focus on biochemical, biomaterials, and bioproducts. This review seeks to address this gap through a systematic study of the work recently reported by researchers. A lot of work has been published from United States and Canada with an emphasis on bioenergy production (84.8%), 4.6% of the work is focused on biomass to materials and chemicals, and 10.6% addressed both. Between 2012 and 2015, the majority of published research focused on biomass to materials and chemicals and both biomass to energy and biomass to materials and chemicals. This fact highlights recent interests in diversified biorefinery portfolios. However, further work concerning forest biomass supply chain optimization and new high-value bio-based materials and chemicals is necessary.Key words: biomass to energy, biomass to materials and chemicals, economic optimization, lignocellulosic residues, value-added bio-based products.Résumé : Des avancées technologiques ont rendu possible la production de nouveaux produits à valeur ajoutée à partir de résidus lignocellulosiques tels que la lignine. Cela a permis à l'industrie forestière de diversifié sa gamme de produits et de maximiser les retombées économiques de la matière première tout en travaillant simultanément à développer des alternatives durables aux produits à base de pétrole. Bien que les travaux de recherche précédents aient exploré les opportunités de production à l'échelle industrielle, plusieurs défis persistent, incluant le coût de la biomasse ligneuse et la fiabilité de sa chaîne logistique. Alors que de nombreuses études se sont intéressées à ces questions, l'accent a traditionnellement été mis sur la bioénergie et très peu sur les bioproduits : produits biochimiques et biomatériaux. Cette revue de littérature vise à combler cette lacune par le biais d'une étude systématique des travaux récemment publiés par les chercheurs. Beaucoup de travaux publiés aux États-Unis et au Canada mettent l'accent sur la production de bioénergie (84,8 %), 4,6 % des travaux portent sur la transformation de la biomasse en matériaux et produits chimiques et 10,6 % s'intéressent aux deux sujets. La majorité des travaux de recherche publiés entre 2012 et 2015 portent sur la transformation de la biomasse en matériaux et produits chimiques et sur les deux sujets, soit la transformation de la biomasse en énergie, matériaux et produits chimiques. Cela met en évidence l'intérêt récen...

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“…As the complexity of the transition from fossil to renewable feedstock arises with more competitive products, processes and technologies, the development of sustainability indicators has led to a list of priorities based on the objectives for such a transitiontackling the global climate change, scarcity of fossil resources and sustainable development. As a result, GHG emissions reduction, fossil energy saving and economic potential of biorefinery products have become important measures that make a biorefinery a plausible alternative to crude oil refineries (Brehmer et al, 2009;Fahd et al, 2012).…”

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“…Tan et al (2009) proposed an LCAbased modelling framework for fuzzy multi-objective optimisation of three footprint metrics -land use, water and carbon. An LCA-based sustainability multi-scale multimethod approach was applied for integrated assessment of material, embodied energy, environmental impact and economic flows and performance by Fahd et al (2012). A systematic methodology for the design and analysis with respect to cost, operation and sustainability to generate new alternatives with respect to wastewater reduction and efficient downstream separation was proposed by Alvarado-Morales et al (2009).…”

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Economic value and environmental impact (EVEI) analysis of biorefinery systems

Martínez-Hernández

Campbell

Sadhukhan

2013

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

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The selection of product portfolios, processing routes and the combination of technologies to obtain a sustainable biorefinery design according to economic and environmental criteria represents a challenge to process engineering. The aim of this research is to generate a robust methodology that assists the process engineers to conceptually optimise the environmental and economic performances of biorefinery systems. A novel Economic Value and Environmental Impact analysis (EVEI) methodology is presented in this paper. The EVEI analysis is a tool that emerges from the combination of the value analysis method for the evaluation of economic potential with environmental footprinting for impact analysis. The methodology has been effectively demonstrated by providing insights into the performances of a bioethanol plant as a case study. The systematisation of the methodology allowed its implementation and integration into a Computer-Aided Process Engineering (CAPE) tool in the spreadsheet environment.

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Cropping bioenergy and biomaterials in marginal land: The added value of the biorefinery concept

Cited by 28 publications

References 47 publications

Mapping the Potential for Biofuel Production on Marginal Lands: Differences in Definitions, Data and Models across Scales

Mapping the Potential for Biofuel Production on Marginal Lands: Differences in Definitions, Data and Models across Scales

Forest biomass supply chain optimization for a biorefinery aiming to produce high-value bio-based materials and chemicals from lignin and forestry residues: a review of literature

Economic value and environmental impact (EVEI) analysis of biorefinery systems

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