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Appendix H: Background Information on the Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biomass Supply
Pages 325-338

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... , and carbon inputs for feedstock production (Table H.9) and biomass refining (Table H.10)
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... Perlack, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, presentation to the committee on November 19, 2007 Corn stover Up to storage 20–21 36–39 Sokhansanj and Turhollow (2002) Corn stover 28 36 Suzuki (2006)
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... . TABLE H.3 Estimated Distance for Delivery of Cellulosic Feedstocks Distance (miles)
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... 0-25 miles 0.13–0.23 0.13–0.23 25-100 miles 0.10–0.19 0.10–0.19 >100 miles 0.09–0.16 0.09–0.16 DFC square bales 1.70 1.70 DFC round bales 3.10 3.10 Corn stover Per ton 10.9 13.8 Vadas et al.
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... . TABLE H.6 Estimated Costs of Establishment and Seeding for Cellulosic Feedstocks Type of Land Rent Cost per Acre Cost per Acre Feedstock Type of Cost Included (cited $)
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... (2008) Miscanthus Lost profits 78–231 78–231 Khanna and Dhungana Miscanthus (2007)
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... (2008) Wisconsin Switchgrass Iowa, Illinois field trials 2.58 Khanna and Dhungana (2007)
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... 4.13–6.2 (tall fescue) 2.2–3.36 (creeping red fescue)
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... Nitrogen-fertilizer emissions 1638 547 Phosphorus 102 3.4 Potassium 70 2.4 Lime 228 -- Herbicide 69 10.4 Insecticide 5.4 -- Seed -- -- Transport emissions 39 3 Gasoline 114 -- Diesel 248 341 Natural gas 46 -- Liquefied petroleum gas 61 -- Electricity 56 42 Energy used in irrigation 4 -- Labor transportation -- -- Farm machinery 21 21 CO2 from land-use change (kg/ha) -- -- Total from agricultural production 2703 971 Conversion per acre 2452 lb CO2 eq/ac 881 lb CO2 eq/ac (0.405 ha/acre, 2.24 lb/kg)
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... bBiochemical oxygen demand of effluent at wastewater treatment plants. Source: Farrell et al., 2006.
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... 2002. Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethanol Process Design and Economics Utilizing Co-Current Dilute Acid Prehydrolysis and Enzymatic Hydrolysis for Corn Stover.
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... 2008. Herbaceous plant biomass harvest and delivery cost with harvest segmented by month and number of harvest machines endogenously determined.
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... Ames: Iowa State University College of Business: Business and Partnership Development.
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Key Terms

  • cellulosic feedstocks
  • renewable energy
  • estimated costs
  • stover collection
  • summit ridge

  • reference corn
  • carbon inputs
  • woody biomass
  • opportunity costs
  • transportation fuels

  • agricultural statistics
  • ridge investments
  • liquid transportation
  • national agricultural
  • statistics service

  • biomass feedstocks
  • agricultural production
  • biorefinery phase
  • lost profits
  • field trials

  • torre ugarte
  • yield values
  • lignocellulosic feedstocks
  • total biorefinery
  • energy laboratory

  • plot trials
  • national renewable
  • reserve program
  • farm machinery
  • supply analysis


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