Artículo
Life cycle assessment of bioenergy from lignocellulosic herbaceous biomass: The case study of Spartina argentinensis
Jozami, Emiliano
; Mele, Fernando Daniel
; Piastrellini, Roxana
; Civit, Bárbara María
; Feldman, Susana Raquel
Fecha de publicación:
09/2022
Editorial:
Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
Revista:
Energy
ISSN:
0360-5442
e-ISSN:
1873-6785
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
One of the main initiatives in the context of global warming brought by the COP26 is global transition to green energy. Bioenergetic utilization of unharnessed renewable resources, such as native rangeland frequently subjected to fires, is a promising alternative to displace fossil fuels. Spartina argentinensis is a native perennial grass that develops in a depressed area of 33,000 km2 in Santa Fe province (Argentine) named “Los Bajos Submeridionales”. A life cycle assessment (LCA) was performed analyzing the bioenergetic utilization of S. argentinensis. Two alternative scenarios (AS) were assessed and compared to their business as usual (BAU) counterparts: pellets for i) gasification to deliver electricity to the grid (ASp), contrasted to the Argentinean energy mix (BAUp) and ii) residential heating (ASh) contrasted to natural gas heating (BAUh). Carbon Balance of both AS were negative noticeably lower than BAU and the energy balance was promising considering that the produced energy was higher than that required along the complete system assessed. This is the first LCA of bioenergy from S. argentinensis and according to the results, this biomass resource could collaborate remarkably in climate change mitigation, which is auspicious considering the vast region occupied by this grass and others with similar characteristics.
Palabras clave:
BIOMASS
,
GASIFICATION
,
HEAT
,
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
,
PELLETS
,
PERENNIAL GRASSES
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Articulos(CCT - MENDOZA)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - MENDOZA
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - MENDOZA
Articulos(IICAR)
Articulos de INST. DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CIENCIAS AGRARIAS DE ROSARIO
Articulos de INST. DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CIENCIAS AGRARIAS DE ROSARIO
Citación
Jozami, Emiliano; Mele, Fernando Daniel; Piastrellini, Roxana; Civit, Bárbara María; Feldman, Susana Raquel; Life cycle assessment of bioenergy from lignocellulosic herbaceous biomass: The case study of Spartina argentinensis; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Energy; 254; 124215; 9-2022; 1-22
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