Paper details

Title:

Quality of the Biomass Produced in a Poplar Energy Crop as a Function of Type of Clone, Fertilization and Harvest Alternative

Author(s):

Fernández, M.J., Barro, R., Ciria, P., Losada, J., Pérez, J., Carrasco, J.E.

Document(s):

Abstract:

The aim of this work is to investigate the effects of the type of clone, fertilization and harvest alternative on quality and yield of poplar biomass on short rotation conditions. The plantation was established on March 2006 with four poplar clones: I­214 and AF2 (P. x euramericana); and UNAL and USA 49­177 (P. x interamericana). Poplar biomass is considered a suitable biofuel due to its appropriate ash melting behaviour, and its low content of sulphur, chlorine, nitrogen and ash. Calorific value shows statistical differences among clones and with the harvest alternatives, although mean values among clones and harvest type are small. Taking into account the elemental results with more than 15 elements analysed, only nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorus increase their contents as a function of the fertilization. With regard to the biomass yield, important differences are found among clones, harvests and fertilization. The highest yields (higher than 14000 kg/ha year) are found for clones UNAL and USA 49­ 177.

Keywords:

analysis, chemical composition, combustion, poplar, quality, yield

Topic:

Biomass resources

Subtopic:

Research on energy crops and algae (session 2)

Event:

18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

OE1.3

Pages:

244 - 248

ISBN-13:

978-88-89407-56-1

ISBN-10:

88-89407-56-5

Paper DOI:

10.5071/18thEUBCE2010-OE1.3

Price:

FREE