Forest Biomass Availability and Utilization Potential in Sweden: A Review

Kumar, Anuj; Αδαμόπουλος, Στέργιος; Jones, Dennis; Amiandamhen, Stephen

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“…In Sweden is concentrated 1% of the world's commercial forest areas and circular bioeconomy is considered as a leading process to promote. Whilst much of the effort has been on bioenergy, a considerable interest on other by-products arises [21]. Our results are also confirmed by Holmgren et al [22] and Lovrić et al [23] that highlighted how social science forest-based bioeconomy research is mainly focused on northern Europe, in correlation with the distribution of funding for bioeconomy investigation.…”

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Assessment and Valorization of Non-Wood Forest Products in Europe: A Quantitative Literature Review

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This article presents a quantitative review of non-wood forest products (NWFPs) at the regional scale in Europe. A text mining approach was applied to titles, abstracts, and keywords extracted from articles in the Scopus database. Different investigations, such as concept mapping and specificity analyses of textual corpus, were performed. Our search yielded a massive number of NWFP-related papers. Specifically, research was distributed in different countries, being more prevalent in the Mediterranean and Scandinavian contexts. Several NWFPs were analyzed, with mushrooms, resin, cork, and other forest fruit being the most common ones. Local socioeconomic improvement was one of the major aspects investigated in scientific literature. The proposed methodology applies specific scripts that can be updated, and the output of the present research can be compared with that of the future works. For instance, interest trends of products and methods can be investigated, and gap analyses performed. Finally, the potential implications of this review for researchers and stakeholders are discussed.

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Assessment and Valorization of Non-Wood Forest Products in Europe: A Quantitative Literature Review

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“…A minor fraction (e.g., in Sweden, 20%) of forestry-derived biofuel originates from branches and top residues from timber harvest. The extraction of forest biofuel from logging residues such as branches, twigs, tops, and needles (or leaves) has caused a fierce debate about sustainability from the perspectives forest production and forest protection, and for carbon balances [39,40].…”

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Trilemma of Nordic–Baltic Forestry—How to Implement UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Forests are the dominant land cover in Nordic–Baltic countries, and forestry, the management of forests for improved ecosystem-service (ES) delivery, is an important contributor to sustainability. Forests and forestry support multiple United Nations Sustainability Goals (UN SDGs) and a number of EU policies, and can address conflicting environmental goals. Forests provide multiple ecosystem services and natural solutions, including wood and fibre production, food, clear and clean water and air, animal and plant habitats, soil formation, aesthetics, and cultural and social services. Carbon sequestered by growing trees is a key factor in the envisaged transition from a fossil-based to a biobased economy. Here, we highlight the possibilities of forest-based solutions to mitigate current and emerging societal challenges. We discuss forestry effects on forest ecosystems, focusing on the optimisation of ES delivery and the fulfilment of UN SDGs while counteracting unwanted effects. In particular, we highlight the trilemma of (i) increasing wood production to substitute raw fossil materials, (ii) increasing forest carbon storage capacity, and (iii) improving forest biodiversity and other ES delivery.

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“…For example, wood residues, which have potential to be burnt for energy, also are important raw materials for the particleboard, biochemical, and biofuel industries. In Sweden, the availability of wood raw materials amongst other factors has affected the wood-based panel industry due to growing competition with the bioenergy sector (Kumar et al 2020). In the Swedish forest model, the production of particleboard and fibreboard ceases due to increased prices of raw materials (Bryngemark 2019).…”

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“…In an effort to increase biomass utilization potential and mitigate the effect of competition, some Swedish companies have established integrated facilities for producing biochemicals and biofuel. Domsjö Fabriker, which primarily produces ethanol and celluloses from forest biomass also produces biogas as a major product (Kumar et al 2020). Sekab refines ethanol from cellulose-based biomass into different biochemicals, chemical products, and vehicle fuels.…”

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Bioenergy production and utilization in different sectors in Sweden: A state of the art review

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In the continual desire to reduce the environmental footprints of human activities, research efforts to provide cleaner energy is increasingly becoming vital. The effect of climate change on present and future existence, sustainable processes, and utilizations of renewable resources have been active topics within international discourse. In order to reduce the greenhouse gases emissions from traditional materials and processes, there has been a shift to more environmental friendly alternatives. The conversion of biomass to bioenergy, including biofuels has been considered to contribute to the future of climate change mitigation, although there are concerns about carbon balance from forest utilization. Bioenergy accounts for more than one-third of all energy used in Sweden and biomass has provided about 60% of the fuel for district heating. Apart from heat and electricity supply, the transport sector, with about 30% of global energy use, has a significant role in a sustainable bioenergy system. This review presents the state of the art in the Swedish bioenergy sector based on literature and Swedish Energy Agency’s current statistics. The review also discusses the overall bioenergy production and utilization in different sectors in Sweden. The current potential, challenges, and environmental considerations of bioenergy production are also discussed.

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Forest Biomass Availability and Utilization Potential in Sweden: A Review

Cited by 69 publications

References 36 publications

Assessment and Valorization of Non-Wood Forest Products in Europe: A Quantitative Literature Review

Assessment and Valorization of Non-Wood Forest Products in Europe: A Quantitative Literature Review

Trilemma of Nordic–Baltic Forestry—How to Implement UN Sustainable Development Goals

Bioenergy production and utilization in different sectors in Sweden: A state of the art review

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