scholarly journals Appropriate “marginal” farmlands for second‐generation biofuel crops in North Carolina

ael ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Crozier ◽  
H. D. R. Carvalho ◽  
A. Johnson ◽  
M. Chinn ◽  
J. L. Heitman
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Biofuel Crops ◽  
Generation Biofuel

First or second generation biofuel crops in Brandenburg, Germany? A model-based comparison of their production-ecological sustainability

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 166-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sander C. de Vries ◽  
Gerrie W.J. van de Ven ◽  
Martin K. van Ittersum
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Ecological Sustainability ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Biofuel Crops ◽  
Generation Biofuel

scholarly journals The impacts of biofuel crops on local biodiversity: a global synthesis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Jane Tudge ◽  
Andy Purvis ◽  
Adriana De Palma
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Biofuel Crops ◽  
Species Richness And Abundance ◽  
Generation Biofuel

AbstractConcerns about the impacts of climate change have led to increased targets for biofuel in the global energy market. First-generation biofuel crops contain oil, sugar or starch and are usually also grown for food, whereas second-generation biofuel is derived from non-food sources, including lignocellulosic crops, fast-growing trees, crop residues and waste. Biofuel production drives land-use change, a major cause of biodiversity loss, but there is limited knowledge of how different biofuel crops affect local biodiversity. Therefore, a more detailed understanding could inform more environmentally-conscious decisions about where to grow which biofuel crops. We synthesised data from 116 sources where a potential biofuel crop was grown and estimated how two measures of local biodiversity, species richness and total abundance, responded to different crops. Local species richness and abundance were 37% and 49% lower at sites planted with first-generation biofuel crops than in sites with primary vegetation. Soybean, wheat, maize and oil palm had the worst effects; the worst affected regions were Asia and Central and South America; and plant species richness and vertebrate abundance were the worst affected biodiversity measures. Second-generation biofuels had smaller, but still significant, effects: species richness and abundance were 19% and 25%, respectively, lower in such sites than in primary vegetation. Our models suggest that land clearance to cultivate biofuel crops reduces local biodiversity. However, the yield of biofuel from different crops influences the biodiversity impacts per unit of energy generated, and the geographic and taxonomic variation in effects are also relevant for making sustainable land-use decisions.

scholarly journals The impacts of biofuel crops on local biodiversity: a global synthesis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Jane Tudge ◽  
Andy Purvis ◽  
Adriana De Palma
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Biofuel Crops ◽  
Species Richness And Abundance ◽  
Generation Biofuel

AbstractConcerns about the environmental impacts of climate change have led to increased targets for biofuel in the global energy market. First-generation biofuel crops contain oil, sugar or starch and are usually also grown for food, whereas second-generation biofuel is derived from non-food sources, including lignocellulosic crops, fast-growing trees, crop residues and waste. Increasing biofuel production drives land-use change, a major cause of biodiversity loss, but there is limited knowledge of how different first- and second-generation biofuel crops affect local biodiversity. A more detailed understanding could support better decisions about the net environmental impacts of biofuels. We synthesised data from 116 sources where a potential biofuel crop was grown and estimated how two measures of local biodiversity, species richness and total abundance, responded to different crops. Local species richness and abundance were 37% and 49% lower at sites planted with first-generation biofuel crops than in sites with primary vegetation. Soybean, wheat, maize and oil palm had the worst effects; the worst affected regions were Asia and Central and South America; and plant species richness and vertebrate abundance were the worst affected biodiversity measures. Second-generation biofuels had significantly smaller effects: species richness and abundance were 19% and 25%, respectively, lower in such sites than in primary vegetation. Our models suggest that land clearance to generate biofuel results in negative impacts on local biodiversity. However, the geographic and taxonomic variation in effects, and the variation in yields among different crops, are all relevant for making the most sustainable land-use decisions.

Second generation biofuel crops from poor quality water and degraded lands

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
T.K. BISWAS ◽  
CHRIS M.J. WILLIAMS
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Degraded Lands ◽  
Biofuel Crops ◽  
Quality Water ◽  
Poor Quality Water ◽  
Generation Biofuel

scholarly journals Techno-economic analysis for co-processing fast pyrolysis liquid with vacuum gasoil in FCC units for second-generation biofuel production

Fuel ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 293 ◽  
pp. 119960
Author(s):  
Michael Talmadge ◽  
Christopher Kinchin ◽  
Helena Li Chum ◽  
Andrea de Rezende Pinho ◽  
Mary Biddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Fast Pyrolysis ◽  
Vacuum Gasoil ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Pyrolysis Liquid ◽  
Generation Biofuel ◽  
Fast Pyrolysis Liquid

scholarly journals Role of metagenomics in prospecting novel endoglucanases, accentuating functional metagenomics approach in second-generation biofuel production: a review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ninian Prem Prashanth Pabbathi ◽  
Aditya Velidandi ◽  
Tanvi Tavarna ◽  
Shreyash Gupta ◽  
Ram Sarvesh Raj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Functional Metagenomics ◽  
Generation Biofuel

Flower-power in the bioenergy sector – A review on second generation biofuel from perennial wild plant mixtures

2021 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 111257
Author(s):  
C. Janusch ◽  
E.F. Lewin ◽  
M.L. Battaglia ◽  
E. Rezaei-Chiyaneh ◽  
M. Von Cossel
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Generation Biofuel

scholarly journals A Second Generation Biofuel from Cellulosic Agricultural By-product Fermentation Using Clostridium Species for Electricity Generation

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 310-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yalun Arifin ◽  
Ellen Tanudjaja ◽  
Arbi Dimyati ◽  
Reinhard Pinontoan
Keyword(s):  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Clostridium Species ◽  
Generation Biofuel
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