Soil Quality and Biofuel Production Advances in Soil Science Series
Coordonnateurs : Lal Rattan, Stewart B.A.
From its humble beginning in the late 19th century?when Henry Ford?s first car was designed to run on ethanol?biofuel production has been on the rise with more than 26 billion liters produced in the U.S. in 2007. Ethanol made from biomass (rather than grains) holds great promise, including numerous economic and environmental benefits. However, the adverse interactions of energy, climate, food, and soil quality cannot be ignored.
In eight concise chapters, Soil Quality and Biofuel Production presents a state-of-the-knowledge review of soil properties and processes negatively impacted by crop residue removal. It outlines the ecological consequences of biofuels and evaluates land use in the production of raw material for biofuel. The book then spotlights pressing issues related to corn and cellulosic ethanol and also soil erosion. It offers advice for achieving economic balance in the competition for arable land between food and biofuel along with residue harvest management techniques. A thought-provoking discussion of the opportunities and challenges that biofuel presents rounds out the book?s coverage.
The logistics of producing biomass in a sustainable manner remain a major challenge and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Serious questions linger concerning viable sources of biofuel feedstock, competition for resources needed to produce biomass, and energy output/input ratios. Soil Quality and Biofuel Production provides environmental scientists and agricultural engineers with the knowledge they need to address them.
Soil Processes and Residue Harvest Management. Soil Quality Impacts of Residue Removal for Biofuel Feedstock. Ecological Consequences of Biofuels. Land Use in Production of Raw Materials for Biofuels. Corn and Cellulosic Ethanol Problems and Soil Erosion. Ethanol Production from Sugarcane and Soil Quality. Economic Balance: Competition between Food Production and Biofuels Expansion. Opportunities and Challenges of Biofuel Production.
Rattan Lal, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
B.A. Stewart, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, USA
Date de parution : 06-2017
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 01-2010
Ouvrage de 344 p.
15.6x23.4 cm
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Mots-clés :
Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon Content; Soil Quality; Soil Quality and Biofuel Production; Lo Ca; Rattan Lal; Soil Carbon; B.A; Stewart; Unburned Treatment; Energy demand; Biodiesel Production; global warming; Energy Sources; carbon sequestration; Biomass Harvest; green fuel; Crop Residues; residue management; Short Rotation Woody Crops; environmental quality; Microbial Biomass Carbon; Raw Material; Soil Carbon Stocks; Som Content; Castor Bean; SOC Stock; Cellulosic Ethanol; Sugarcane Areas; Biomass Removal; Soil Quality Impacts; Corn Ethanol; Plant Residue Input; Reed Canary Grass; Companhia Nacional De Abastecimento; SOIL CARBON FRACTIONS