Natural grasslands as lignocellulosic biofuel resources: Factors affecting fermentable sugar production. Mezule, L., Strazdina, B., Dalecka, B., Skripsts, E., & Juhna, T. Energies, MDPI AG, 2021. Cited by: 3; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access
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Semi-natural grassland habitats are most often limited to animal grazing and low intensity farming. Their potential in bioenergy production is complicated due to the heterogeneity, variation, accessibility, and need for complex pre-treatment/hydrolysis techniques to convert into valuable products. In this research, fermentable sugar production efficiency from various habitats at various vegetation periods was evaluated. The highest fermentable sugar yields (above 0.2 g/g volatile solids) over a period of 3 years were observed from habitats “xeric and calcareous grasslands” (Natura 2000 code: 6120) and “semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates” (Natura 2000 code: 6210). Both had a higher proportion of dicotyledonous plants. At the same time, the highest productivity (above 0.7 t sugar/ha) was observed from lowland hay meadows in the initial stage of the vegetation. Thus, despite variable yield-affecting factors, grasslands can be a potential resource for energy production. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
@ARTICLE{Mezule2021,
	author = {Mezule, Linda and Strazdina, Baiba and Dalecka, Brigita and Skripsts, Eriks and Juhna, Talis},
	title = {Natural grasslands as lignocellulosic biofuel resources: Factors affecting fermentable sugar production},
	year = {2021},
	journal = {Energies},
	volume = {14},
	number = {5},
	doi = {10.3390/en14051312},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85106216537&doi=10.3390%2fen14051312&partnerID=40&md5=02835284464bf0342a6f76b8814e98f6},
	affiliations = {Water Research and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena 1-303, Riga, LV-1048, Latvia; Latvian Fund for Nature, Vilandes 3-7, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia; Bio RE LTD, Vadzu 34, Riga, LV-1024, Latvia},
	abstract = {Semi-natural grassland habitats are most often limited to animal grazing and low intensity farming. Their potential in bioenergy production is complicated due to the heterogeneity, variation, accessibility, and need for complex pre-treatment/hydrolysis techniques to convert into valuable products. In this research, fermentable sugar production efficiency from various habitats at various vegetation periods was evaluated. The highest fermentable sugar yields (above 0.2 g/g volatile solids) over a period of 3 years were observed from habitats “xeric and calcareous grasslands” (Natura 2000 code: 6120) and “semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates” (Natura 2000 code: 6210). Both had a higher proportion of dicotyledonous plants. At the same time, the highest productivity (above 0.7 t sugar/ha) was observed from lowland hay meadows in the initial stage of the vegetation. Thus, despite variable yield-affecting factors, grasslands can be a potential resource for energy production. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.},
	author_keywords = {Enzymatic hydrolysis; Fermentable sugar; Lignocellulosic biomass},
	keywords = {Biofuels; Cellulosic ethanol; Ecosystems; Lignocellulosic biomass; Vegetation; Bioenergy productions; Calcareous grassland; Dicotyledonous plants; Energy productions; Lowland hay meadows; Potential resources; Production efficiency; Semi-natural grasslands; Sugar industry},
	correspondence_address = {L. Mezule; Water Research and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Riga Technical University, Riga, P. Valdena 1-303, LV-1048, Latvia; email: linda.mezule@rtu.lv},
	publisher = {MDPI AG},
	issn = {19961073},
	language = {English},
	abbrev_source_title = {Energies},
	type = {Article},
	publication_stage = {Final},
	source = {Scopus},
	note = {Cited by: 3; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access}
}

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