Historical Perspective on How and Why Switchgrass was Seleced as a "Model" High-Potential Energy Crop

Wright, Lynn¹ 

[1] Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

关键词: biomass;    switchgrass;    feedstock;    model;    energy crop;    biofuel;    herbaceous crop;    high potential feedstock;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1218317
RP-ID  :  ORNL/TM--2007/109
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1218317
Others  :  Other: 3968

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Economic and environmental assessments by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Biofuels Feedstock Development Program staff together with the screening project results, and funding limitations lead to making the decision to further develop only switchgrass as a “model” or “prototype” species in about 1990. This paper describes the conditions under which the herbaceous species were screened, summarizes results from those trials, discusses the various factors which influenced the selection of switchgrass, and provides a brief evaluation of switchgrass with respect to criteria that should be considered when selecting and developing a crop for biofuels and bioproducts.