Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
By: Hans Langeveld1*, John Dixon2 and Herman van Keulen3 (eds) 4
Introduction
Impacts
Approach
Land and biomass balances were calculated from land use and crop
production statistics from the Food and Agricultural Organization of
the United Nations (FAO). The use of additional local data sources
allowed a detailed and realistic description of production practices
related to land preparation, crop production, biomass conversion and
co-product generation. Main production chains that were studied
include ethanol from sugar cane, corn, wheat, sugar beet, and
lignocellulosic crops, plus biodiesel from soybean, rapeseed, palm
oil, and Jatropha. Chains were evaluated with respect to crop yields,
by-products, nutrient and water efficiency, water and soil quality,
reduction of Greenhouse Gases (GHG), economic impacts and
social implications.
The editors declare that the research for the book was
conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial
relationships that could be construed as a potential
conflict of interest.no conflict of interest