Resinous plants as an economic alternative to bioenergy plantations

Joseph J. Hoffmann

Energy, 1985, vol. 10, issue 10, 1139-1143

Abstract: The resin-producing xerophytic species Grindelia camporum is an economical alternative for bioenergy plantations in arid lands. A hypothetical bioenergy farm consists of the land and agricultural facilities needed to grow, harvest and transport 272, 100 Mg of biomass to the central processing plant, where the plant material is extracted and the bagasse is converted into electricity. A farm of this type could produce plant extractives that are equivalent to crude oil, with a net positive energy balance. Economic analyses of a series of scenarios based on a plantation of this size indicate that bioenergy production in arid lands must be integrated with the generation of higher-priced chemical commodities, such as naval stores rosin.

Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(85)90028-3

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