Perennial Grasses as Second-Generation Sustainable Feedstocks Without Conflict with Food Production

Frank G. Dohleman; Emily A. Heaton; Stephen P. Long

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0369-3_3

Perennial Grasses as Second-Generation Sustainable Feedstocks Without Conflict with Food Production

Frank G. Dohleman, Emily A. Heaton, Stephen P. Long

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Biofuel production from maize grain has been touted by some as a renewable and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, while being criticized by others for removing land from food production, exacerbating greenhouse gas emissions, and requiring more fossil energy than they produce. The use of second-generation feedstocks for cellulosic biofuel production is widely believed to have a smaller greenhouse gas footprint than first-generation feedstocks. In particular, perennial grasses may provide a balance between the high productivity necessary to minimize the amount of land area necessary for feedstock production and the sustainability of the perennial growth habit.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy
Editors	Madhu Khanna, Jürgen Scheffran, David Zilberman
Publisher	Springer
Pages	27-37
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781441903693
ISBN (Print)	9781441903686, 9781461425045
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0369-3_3
State	Published - 2010

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Name	Natural Resource Management and Policy
Volume	33
ISSN (Print)	0929-127X
ISSN (Electronic)	2511-8560

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Perennial Grasses as Second-Generation Sustainable Feedstocks Without Conflict with Food Production. / Dohleman, Frank G.; Heaton, Emily A.; Long, Stephen P.
Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy. ed. / Madhu Khanna; Jürgen Scheffran; David Zilberman. Springer, 2010. p. 27-37 (Natural Resource Management and Policy; Vol. 33).

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Perennial Grasses as Second-Generation Sustainable Feedstocks Without Conflict with Food Production

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