Energy crops for sustainable phytoremediation – Fuel characterization. (February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Werle, Sebastian; Tran, Khanh-Quang; Magdziarz, Aneta; Sobek, Szymon; Pogrzeba, Marta; Løvås, Terese
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 158(2019)
• Page Start: 867
• Page End: 872
• Publication Date: 2019-02
• Subjects: Fuel chracterization -- phytoremediation -- energy crop; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.223
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: Two energy crops Miscanthus x giganteus and Sida hermaphrodita were used for a phytoremediation study on two different sites of soil contaminated with heavy metals in Poland and Germany. The energy crops were harvested and characterized with regards to fuel properties and thermal decomposition behaviour. Site influences on the data of proximate and ultimate analyses have been observed. Differences in the thermal decomposition are caused by the differences in pH value and heavy metal content of the soils.