Article
Energy & Fuels
Luis Armando Becerra-Perez, Luis Rincon, John A. Posada-Duque
Summary: This study investigates the logistical challenges of collecting agricultural residues for cellulosic ethanol production. A logistic supply chain for corn stover collection and utilization in Mexico is proposed, and the costs are estimated. The results show the potential for the sale and utilization of agricultural residues in cellulosic ethanol production.
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Agricultural Engineering
Ali Soltaninejad, Mohammadhadi Jazini, Keikhosro Karimi
Summary: Potato crop residues (PCR) can be used for the microbial production of xanthan gum and biofuels. Fermentation of pretreated PCR can lead to higher yields. The stillages can be anaerobically digested to produce biomethane.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Rhulani N. Ntimbani, Somayeh Farzad, Johann F. Gorgens
Summary: The study investigated the co-production of furfural and ethanol in a biorefinery connected to a sugar mill, comparing scenarios of furfural-only, ethanol-only, and integrated furfural-ethanol production. The integrated biorefinery showed higher profitability compared to ethanol-only production, with furfural-only production being the most profitable due to lower capital investments and bypass. Economic benefits of furfural and ethanol co-production were limited by process energy demands and feedstock availability.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
S. Ntonta, I. Mathew, R. Zengeni, P. Muchaonyerwa, V. Chaplot
Summary: Decomposition of crop residues affects soil organic carbon stocks, with different crop types showing different levels of CO2 emissions. Legumes and grasses have lower stability in carbon emission. Soil texture, pH, residue quality, and soil organic carbon concentration are related to CO2 emissions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wenjuan Li, Li Tan, Nan Zhang, Hao Chen, Xiaoping Fan, Miao Peng, Mujun Ye, Guochao Yan, Hongyun Peng, Nina Nikolic, Yongchao Liang
Summary: The study suggests that rotational cropping of rice with single-season Z. latifolia may increase the capacity of phytolith-occluded carbon sequestration by 20% and double the economic profit. By adopting this planting method, the content of phytoliths and phytolith-occluded carbon in residues can be increased, improving the environmental conditions of cold waterlogged paddy fields and bringing economic benefits to farmers.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Manisha Verma, Vishal Singh, Vishal Mishra
Summary: Microbial fuel cells (MFC) have the potential to extract energy from waste organic biomass. This study focused on using newspaper powder, dried microalgae biomass, and mixed fruit peel powder as substrates for isolated cellulolytic bacteria growth in the anode chamber of three different MFCs. The highest maximum power density of 34.88±1.00 mW/m2 was achieved by the MFC with newspaper powder. The removal efficiencies of chemical oxygen demand (COD) ranged from 65% to 86% in all the MFCs. The dominant phyla in the anodic biofilms of all MFCs were Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Bacteroidetes.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Likun Huang, Yue Hou, Guangzhi Wang, Jingfu Han, Zhe Li, Yuanyuan Xu
Summary: This study compared the advanced treatment effects of an ultraviolet (UV) system, a persulfate (PS) system, and an ultraviolet/persulfate (UV/PS) system on cellulosic ethanol wastewater. The results showed that the UV/PS system had the best removal efficiency.
DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT
(2023)
News Item
Physics, Multidisciplinary
David Kramer
Summary: The failure of a promising biofuel technology is attributed to technological immaturity, falling oil prices, overoptimistic investors, and regulatory uncertainty.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Carlos Eduardo Fernandes Correa, Daniel de C. L. e Penalva Santos, Jose Vitor Bomtempo, Flavia Chaves Alves, Cristina Gomes Souza, Ronney A. Mancebo Boloy
Summary: This paper examines the availability of technological knowledge for designing equipment that ensures a smooth flow of biomass as raw material and its implications for second-generation ethanol plants.
ALEXANDRIA ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Jie Qiao, Haiyang Cui, Minghui Wang, Xianshen Fu, Xinyue Wang, Xiujuan Li, He Huang
Summary: This article summarizes four promising routes for assembling new industrial plants for cellulose-based fuels and chemicals, and discusses the challenges and prospects in this field.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Henrique D. Ziero, Mauro D. Berni, Luz S. Buller, Leonardo G. Vasconcelos, Ivo L. Dorileo, Ackmez Mudhoo, Tania Forster-Carneiro
Summary: The study indicates that by improving the efficiency of corn ethanol production and utilizing existing facilities, greenhouse gas emissions from ethanol production systems can be reduced. This will increase the positive energy balance provided by ethanol, promoting ethanol production and economic development in Brazil.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Business
Alvina Aui, Yu Wang
Summary: Learning-by-doing plays a crucial role in the growth of cellulosic ethanol. Policy incentives and the construction of small-scale plants are key factors in increasing production.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
M. Halder, S. Liu, Z. B. Zhang, Z. C. Guo, X. H. Peng
Summary: The study found that the dilution rate of organic matter has no impact on soil respiration and aggregate stability except for nitrogen content. Residue decomposition was positively affected by soluble sugars but negatively impacted by lignin and cellulose. Organic residue input increased the GRSP level, with the order being manure > straw > vetch.
Article
Polymer Science
Suwanan Wongleang, Duangporn Premjet, Siripong Premjet
Summary: Ethanol biofuel derived from lignocellulosic biomass can reduce reliance on fossil fuels, lower carbon emissions, and improve energy efficiency. Various lignocellulosic materials and weed biomass have been explored as potential alternative energy sources. Vietnamosasa pusilla, a weed belonging to the Poaceae family, has high glucan content and can be efficiently converted into fermentable glucose and cellulosic ethanol without detoxification. These findings suggest that V. pusilla biomass can be utilized for biofuel production in sugar-based biorefineries.
Article
Ecology
Franziska Schuenemann, Ruth Delzeit
Summary: The study analyzed the impact of the EU's RED2 directive on advanced biofuels, finding a significant need for agricultural residues to meet ethanol production requirements, potentially exceeding sustainable utilization potential. While the output and price impacts of advanced biofuel targets are small, they lead to land reallocation and affect the cultivation of other crops.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Marcos Siqueira-Neto, Gustavo Popin, Gregori E. Ferrao, Arthur K. B. Santos, Carlos E. P. Cerri, Tiago O. Ferreira
Summary: Recently, the eastern region of Maranhao state in Northeastern Brazil has seen significant land-use change from native vegetation to soybean cultivation. However, this change has resulted in substantial depletion of soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen due to soil characteristics. Two factors, different timeframes after land-use change and contrasting soil management practices, were quantified to assess these impacts. The results showed that SOC stocks decreased by 35% after 8 and 15 years of land-use change, with a decrease in labile carbon and microbial carbon between 20% and 60% during the same period. When comparing soil management practices, no-tillage did not significantly affect SOC stocks, but both labile carbon and microbial carbon decreased by 15% with no-tillage and by 40% with mouldboard plough. These findings highlight the importance of adopting best agricultural management practices to preserve and increase SOC, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainability and profitability.
SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Adriana M. Silva-Olaya, Andres Olaya-Montes, Karen L. Polania-Hincapie, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin, Ervin H. Duran-Bautista, Fausto A. Ortiz-Morea
Summary: Research in the Colombian Amazon region has shown that the traditional livestock production system leads to high soil compaction, loss of macrofauna diversity and richness. However, implementing silvopastoral systems (SPS) has been found to be an effective strategy for restoring soil health (SH) and positively impacting multiple soil functions related to nutrient dynamics, water retention and supply, and biological activity.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Martha Lustosa Carvalho, Felipe Bonini da Luz, Renato Paiva de Lima, Karina Maria Vieira Cavalieri-Polizeli, Joao Luis Nunes Carvalho, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin
Summary: Removing sugarcane straw for bioenergy production can generate income, but it may hinder the provision of soil-related ecosystem services. However, this study found that straw removal had little impact on the provision of the soil-related ecosystem service of water flow regulation.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Ana Luisa S. J. Feiglsconcelos, Mauricio R. Cherubin, Carlos E. P. Cerri, Brigitte J. Feigl, Andre F. Borja Reis, Marcos Siqueira-Neto
Summary: Ethanol derived from sugarcane has the potential to replace fossil fuel in Brazil, but it is important to balance greenhouse gas emissions. This study found that maintaining a certain amount of sugarcane straw in the field can reduce emissions and protect the soil while still using it for bioenergy production.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lais Coutinho Zayas Jimenez, Hermano Melo Queiroz, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin, Tiago Osorio Ferreira
Summary: Soil quality index (SQI) is a potentially useful tool for monitoring soil changes in mangrove restoration initiatives. This study tested the soil management assessment framework (SMAF) on mangrove soils and found that it facilitated the monitoring of improvement in soil quality with vegetation development. Physical and biological indicators were the main drivers of the shifts in soil quality. Additional biological and chemical indicators should be included in future studies to better represent specific processes and functions that can alter mangrove soil quality.
Article
Agronomy
Murilo S. Vianna, Karina W. Williams, Emma W. Littleton, Osvaldo Cabral, Carlos Eduardo P. Cerri, Quirijn De Jong van Lier, Toby R. Marthews, Garry Hayman, Marcelo Zeri, Santiago Cuadra, Andrew J. Challinor, Fabio R. Marin, Marcelo Galdos
Summary: Bioenergy from sugarcane production is considered a key mitigation strategy for global warming, and improving its representation in land surface models is crucial for understanding climate interactions. The study aimed to calibrate and evaluate JULES for climate impact assessments in sugarcane, showing comparable performance to other sugarcane dynamic models. The newly calibrated version of JULES can help to understand the interactions between climate and bioenergy production on a regional and global scale.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Regiane Kazmierczak Becker, Eduardo Augusto Agnellos Barbosa, Neyde Fabiola Balarezo Giarola, Edson Giovani Kochinski, Fabricio Pinheiro Povh, Ariane Lentice de Paula, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin
Summary: The study assessed the use of a fixed shank coupled with a seeder to mitigate soil compaction induced by machinery traffic, and found that this method is less effective than chiseling and subsoiling operations in improving the soil's physical environment.
Article
Agronomy
Jorge L. Locatelli, Renato P. de Lima, Rafael S. Santos, Mauricio R. Cherubin, Rachel E. Creamer, Carlos E. P. Cerri
Summary: The expansion of agricultural areas worldwide due to growing demand for resources has led to poor soil management and soil physical degradation. This study investigated the effects of land conversion on soil physical properties in the Brazilian Cerrado region, including the conversion of native Cerrado vegetation to pasture and cropland. The results suggest that compaction processes equally reduced soil porosity in both pasture and cropland, but soil penetration resistance and stable mean weight diameter of soil aggregates were higher in pasture. The highest levels of organic carbon were observed in cropland, while the lowest levels occurred in pasture.
Review
Agronomy
Mauricio Roberto Cherubin, Junior Melo Damian, Tiago Rodrigues Tavares, Rodrigo Goncalves Trevisan, Andre Freitas Colaco, Mateus Tonini Eitelwein, Mauricio Martello, Ricardo Yassushi Inamasu, Osmar Henrique de Castro Pias, Jose Paulo Molin
Summary: Precision agriculture in Brazil has shown significant growth in the past 25 years, with an increasing number and quality of publications, research group interactions, and international collaborations. Soil and plant management are the main focus areas, but research has expanded to include the use of sensors, remote sensing technologies, and decision support tools. A large portion of Brazilian precision agriculture research involves evaluating and adapting imported technologies, but there is potential for future research in digitally based decision support systems, on-farm experimentation, and machine learning approaches.
Article
Soil Science
Bruna Emanuele Schiebelbein, Ricardo de Oliveira Bordonal, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Dener Marcio da Silva Oliveira, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin
Summary: The expansion of sugarcane cultivation in areas currently occupied by low-productivity pastures has led to changes in soil structure and organic matter storage. This study investigated the impact of land-use change on soil organic matter fractions in two contrasting soil types and explored the correlations with soil aggregation and carbon stocks. The findings suggest that converting pasture to sugarcane can increase carbon stocks in clayey soils but decrease carbon stocks in sandy soils.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIA DO SOLO
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Priscila Silva Matos, Luiz Alberto da Silva Rodrigues Pinto, Sandra Santana de Lima, Thassiany de Castro Alves, Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Marcos Gervasio Pereira, Everaldo Zonta
Summary: Adopting land-uses that contribute with a considerable litter input affects soil organic carbon accumulation and the physical fractions of soil organic matter. This study aimed to determine the impact of agroforestry systems on soil organic carbon content and physical fractions, as well as the influence of seasonality on the compartmentalization of soil organic matter. The results showed significant changes in soil organic carbon contents and physical fractions after a short period of implementing agroforestry systems, with the particulate fraction being particularly affected. The Carbon Management Index was found to be sensitive in detecting changes and revealed that the agroforestry system with the highest species density had the highest carbon accumulation in the soil.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIA DO SOLO
(2023)
Review
Soil Science
Dener Marcio da Silva Oliveira, Rose Luiza Moraes Tavares, Arcangelo Loss, Beata Emoke Madari, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Bruno Jose Rodrigues Alves, Marcos Gervasio Pereira, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin
Summary: Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices, including no-tillage, cover cropping, organic amendments, and crop-livestock and crop-livestock-forestry systems, have been widely adopted in Brazilian Cerrado and can contribute to climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration. A systematic review of 87 papers and 621 data pairs showed that all evaluated CSA practices resulted in average positive rates of soil carbon stock change, indicating soil carbon accretion after adoption. However, further research and statistical comparisons are needed to validate these estimations.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIA DO SOLO
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Arthur Klebson Belarmino dos Santos, Gustavo Vicentini Popin, Maria Regina Gmach, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin, Marcos Siqueira Neto, Carlos Eduardo Peregrino Cerri
Summary: Crop residue removal in Brazilian sugarcane production has been found to have significant impacts on soil temperature and moisture, especially in sandy soils. Intensive straw removal increases soil temperature and decreases soil moisture, highlighting the importance of straw maintenance for temperature regulation and preservation of soil moisture.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Priscila Silva Matos, Cristiane Figueira da Silva, Junior Melo Damian, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Marcos Gervasio Pereira, Everaldo Zonta
Summary: Reducing soil degradation and its impacts on the environment is a major challenge in the 21st century, especially due to the link between population growth and soil degradation. Beneficial microorganisms, particularly arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), play a crucial role in soil amelioration. Glomalin produced by AMF contributes to mitigating soil degradation. Understanding the role of glomalin and AMF in the restoration of degraded soils can improve sustainable restoration efforts.