Switchgrass and Giant Miscanthus Biomass and Theoretical Ethanol Production from Reclaimed Mine Lands

Scagline-Mellor, Steffany; Griggs, Thomas; Skousen, Jeffrey; Wolfrum, Edward; Holaskova, Ida

doi:10.1007/s12155-018-9915-2

Title: Switchgrass and Giant Miscanthus Biomass and Theoretical Ethanol Production from Reclaimed Mine Lands

Journal Article · Sat May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · BioEnergy Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-018-9915-2· OSTI ID:1454747

Scagline-Mellor, Steffany ^[1]; Griggs, Thomas ^[2];

^[2]; Wolfrum, Edward ^[3]; Holaskova, Ida ^[4]

USDA-Forest Service, Elkins, WV (United States)
West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station, Morgantown, WV (United States)

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and giant miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus Greef & Deuter ex Hodkinson & Renvoize) are productive on marginal lands in the eastern USA, but their productivity and composition have not been compared on mine lands. Our objectives were to compare biomass production, composition, and theoretical ethanol yield (TEY) and production (TEP) of these grasses on a reclaimed mined site. Following 25 years of herbaceous cover, vegetation was killed and plots of switchgrass cultivars Kanlow and BoMaster and miscanthus lines Illinois and MBX-002 were planted in five replications. Annual switchgrass and miscanthus yields averaged 5.8 and 8.9 Mg dry matter ha^-1, respectively, during 2011 to 2015. Cell wall carbohydrate composition was analyzed via near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy with models based on switchgrass or mixed herbaceous samples including switchgrass and miscanthus. Concentrations were higher for glucan and lower for xylan in miscanthus than in switchgrass but TEY did not differ (453 and 450 L Mg^-1, respectively). In response to biomass production, total ethanol production was greater for miscanthus than for switchgrass (5594 vs 3699 L ha^-1), did not differ between Kanlow and BoMaster switchgrass (3880 and 3517 L ha^-1, respectively), and was higher for MBX-002 than for Illinois miscanthus (6496 vs 4692 L ha^-1). Relative to the mixed feedstocks model, the switchgrass model slightly underpredicted glucan and slightly overpredicted xylan concentrations. Estimated TEY was slightly lower from the switchgrass model but both models distinguished genotype, year, and interaction effects similarly. In conclusion, biomass productivity and TEP were similar to those from agricultural sites with marginal soils.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1454747

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-2700-71743

Journal Information:: BioEnergy Research, Vol. 11, Issue 3; ISSN 1939-1234

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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