Miscanthus and switchgrass feedstock potential for bioenergy and carbon sequestration on minesoils
Abstract
Using biomass data derived from the literature in minesoils in the Appalachian region, if miscanthus and switchgrass were established in this land, it could potentially produce 340 and 118 million L yr−1 of bioethanol, respectively. However, in order to sustain long-term plant and soil productivity, potential losses from carbon inputs (net change of –55% and +20% for switchgrass and miscanthus, respectively) and plant nutrients (nitrogen removal of 20 and 110 kg ha−1 for switchgrass and miscanthus harvest in the fall, respectively) from land use changes and biomass removal must be offset by additional fertilization, ideally from organic fertilizers to enhance not only soil fertility, but soil structure and carbon sequestration.
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Miscanthus has the potential to sequester CO2 from the atmosphere.
“It has the potential to sequester CO 2 from the atmosphere (e.g. Dondini et al., 2009; Guzman & Lal, 2014)”
From Decadal change in soil carbon and nitrogen with a <i>Miscanthus</i> × <i>giganteus</i> crop on abandoned agricultural land in southeast Ohio (2024) · cites this paper as Guzman & Lal, 2014
It is widely recognized that an increase in N fertilization rate has a positive effect on soil C sequestration.
“It is widely recognized that the increase in N fertilization rate has a positive effect on soil C sequestration (Guzman & Lal, 2014;Palm et al., 2014).”
From Carbon sequestration potential in perennial bioenergy crops: the importance of organic matter inputs and its physical protection (2016) · cites this paper as Guzman & Lal, 2014
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“It has the potential to sequester CO 2 from the atmosphere (e.g. Dondini et al., 2009; Guzman & Lal, 2014) and was identified as a leading candidate bioenergy crop for producing heat, electricity, and transportation fuel in Europe because of its high energy yield and low input requirements…”
Background
- Authors
- Guzman, J. G., & Lal, R.
- Affiliations
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Guzman, Jose G.
- Venue
- Biofuels
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-05-04
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 313-329
- ISSN
- 1759-7269 (ISSN-L)
- 1759-7277
- OpenAlex
- W1983270139
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 2.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Biofuels (publishedVersion)
- 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
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Keywords
- Miscanthus, switchgrass, biomass feedstock, carbon sequestration, bioethanol production, land use change, nitrogen removal, soil fertility, organic fertilization, Appalachia
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