Cited by 45Bioenergy crop production and managementBiofuel production and bioconversionCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

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Carbon-Negative Biofuel Production

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Achievement of the 1.5 °C limit for global temperature increase relies on the large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies. In this article, we explore two CDR technologies: soil carbon sequestration (SCS), and carbon capture and storage (CCS) integrated with cellulosic biofuel production. These CDR technologies are applied as part of decentralized biorefinery systems processing corn stover and unfertilized switchgrass grown in riparian zones in the Midwestern United States. Cover crops grown on corn-producing lands are chosen from the SCS approach, and biogenic CO 2 in biorefineries is captured, transported by pipeline, and injected into saline aquifers. The decentralized biorefinery system using SCS, CCS, or both can produce carbon-negative cellulosic biofuels (≤−22.2 gCO 2 MJ –1 ). Meanwhile, biofuel selling prices increase by 15–45% due to CDR costs. Economic incentives (e.g., cover crop incentives and/or a CO 2 tax credit) can mitigate price increases caused by CDR technologies. A combination of different CDR technologies in decentralized biorefinery systems is the most efficient method for greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation, and its total GHG mitigation potential in the Midwest is 0.16 GtCO 2 year –1 .

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  1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Global Warming of 1.5 °C; 2018 in press; https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/SR15_Full_Report_Low_Res.pdf.
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Authors
Kim, S., Zhang, X., Reddy, A. D., Dale, B. E., Thelen, K. D., Jones, C. D., Izaurralde, R. C., Runge, T., & Maravelias, C.
Affiliations
  • Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (US)
  • Joint Global Change Research Institute (US)
  • University of Maryland, College Park (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Kim, Seungdo
Venue
Environmental Science & Technology
Published
2020-08-04
Volume
54
Issue
17
Pages
10797-10807
ISSN
  • 0013-936X (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-5851
OpenAlex
W3046940032
Cited by
44
References
54
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 9
FWCI
9.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Environmental Science & Technology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture
  • AgBioResearch, Michigan State University
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (18-CMS18-0052, NNH13ZDA001N, NNX17AE66G)
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DE-AC05-76RL01830, DE-FC02-07ER64494, DE-SC0018409)
  • National Science Foundation (1639327)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Filtration and Separation › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
Keywords
carbon dioxide removal, soil carbon sequestration, carbon capture and storage, cellulosic biofuels, corn stover, switchgrass, cover crops, saline aquifers, CO2 pipeline transport, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, biofuel economics, riparian zones
MeSH terms
Greenhouse Gases, Agriculture, Midwestern United States, Greenhouse Effect, Crops, Agricultural, Biofuels

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