Drought effects on composition and yield for corn stover, mixed grasses, and Miscanthus as bioenergy feedstocks

Emerson, Rachel; Hoover, Amber; Ray, Allison; Lacey, Jeffrey; Cortez, Marnie; Payne, Courtney; Karlen, Doug; Birrell, Stuart; Laird, David; Kallenbach, Robert; Egenolf, Josh; Sousek, Matthew; Voigt, Thomas

doi:10.1080/17597269.2014.913904

Drought effects on composition and yield for corn stover, mixed grasses, and Miscanthus as bioenergy feedstocks

Journal Article · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EDT 2014 · Biofuels

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2014.913904· OSTI ID:1214763

Emerson, Rachel; Hoover, Amber; Ray, Allison; Lacey, Jeffrey; Cortez, Marnie; Payne, Courtney; Karlen, Doug; Birrell, Stuart; Laird, David; Kallenbach, Robert; Egenolf, Josh; Sousek, Matthew; Voigt, Thomas

Drought conditions in 2012 were some of the most severe reported in the United States. It is necessary to explore the effects of drought on the quality attributes of current and potential bioenergy feedstocks. Compositional analysis data for corn stover, Miscanthus, and CRP grasses from one or more locations for years 2010 (normal precipitation levels) and 2012 (a known severe drought year nationally) was collected. Results & discussion: The general trend for samples that experienced drought was an increase in extractives and a decrease in structural sugars and lignin. The TEY yields were calculated to determine the drought effects on ethanol production. All three feedstocks had a decrease of 12-14% in TEY when only decreases of carbohydrate content was analyzed. When looking at the compounded effect of both carbohydrate content and the decreases in dry matter loss for each feedstock there was a TEY decrease of 25%-59%. Conclusion: Drought had a significant impact on the quality of all three bioenergy crops. In all cases where drought was experienced both the quality of the feedstock and the yield decreased. These drought induced effects could have significant economic impacts on biorefineries.

Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: DOE - EE

DOE Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 1214763

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-13-30592

Journal Information:: Biofuels, Journal Name: Biofuels Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 5; ISSN 1759-7269

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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