06085nam 2201525z- 450 991055715330332120231214133536.0(CKB)5400000000040524(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76676(EXLCZ)99540000000004052420202201d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRenewable Energy Production from Energy Crops and Agricultural ResiduesBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20211 electronic resource (336 p.)3-0365-0106-1 3-0365-0107-X Energies is open to submissions for a Special Issue on “Renewable Energy Production from Energy Crops and Agricultural Residues”. Biomass represents an important source of renewable and sustainable energy production. Its increasing consumption is mainly related to the increase in global energy demand and fossil fuel prices, but also to a lower environmental impact compared to non-renewable fuels. These factors take RED II directives into consideration. In the past, forestry interventions were the main supply source of biomass, but in recent decades two others sources have entered the international scene. These are dedicated energy crops and agricultural residues, which are important sources of biomass for biofuel and bioenergy. Below, we consider four main value chains: • Oil crops: Oil production from non-food oilseed crops (such as camelina, Crambe, safflower, castor, cuphea, cardoon, etc.), oil extraction, and oil utilization for fuel production. • Lignocellulosic crops: Biomass production from perennial grasses (miscanthus, giant reed, switchgrass, reed canary grass, etc.), woody crops (willow, poplar, Robinia, eucalyptus, etc.), and agricultural residues (pruning, maize cob, maize stalks, wheat chaff, sugar cane straw, etc.), considering two main transformation systems: 1. Electricity/heat production 2. Second-generation ethanol production • Carbohydrate crops (cereals, sweet sorghum, sugar beets, sugar cane, etc.) for ethanol production. • Fermentable crops (maize, barley, triticale, Sudan grass, sorghum, etc.) and agricultural residues (chaff, maize stalks and cob, fruit and vegetable waste, etc.) for production of biogas and/or biomethane.Research & information: generalbicsscTechnology: general issuesbicsscbioenergycrop by-productsharvesting methodsmaize cobwheat chaffcombine harvestingolive grovespruningstationary chipperharvesting systemhog fuelpruning supply chainpopulusbiomassyield energy valuelower heating valueash contentsulphurcircular bioeconomyoil cropsagricultural residuesthermophysical and chemical featureswheatstrawweed seedbiocommoditythreshingpruning harvestingbiomass qualityslopework productivitybioresourcecerealscommodityharvest indexstaple foodstriticumMiscanthus x giganteusenvironmental impactagricultural productiondigestateeucalyptuswoody biomassstorage of fine wood chipsmoisture contentcalorific valuedry matter lossEucalyptustree whole stemfirewood logsstorage systemrenewable energyharvestingsuitable areasCentral ItalyCorine Land Covershort rotation coppiceSalixgenotype × site interactionnitrogen contentsulphur contentwillow biomasssoil organic carbonlife cycle assessmentspatial analysisgreenhouse gas emissionsenergy return on investmentlignocellulosic biomasshydrothermal pretreatmentenzymatic hydrolysissugar yieldhigh-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysisexternalitieseconomic analysiswillow biomass productionnew varietiessustainable productionrenewable energy sourcesbiofuelsagriculture residuesforecastingmodellingPolandwork performanceharvesting lossfuelwoodcable yarderCO2 emissionpine plantationstime studyenergy efficiencyagroenvironmental mappingenergy cropJatropha curcas L.land suitabilitybio-based supply chainsintegrated biomass logistical centermixed integer programming modelResearch & information: generalTechnology: general issuesPari Luigiedt1328660Pari LuigiothBOOK9910557153303321Renewable Energy Production from Energy Crops and Agricultural Residues3038791UNINA