Ethanol and High-Value Terpene Co-Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass of Cymbopogon flexuosus and Cymbopogon martinii
Abstract
Cymbopogon flexuosus, lemongrass, and C. martinii, palmarosa, are perennial grasses grown to produce essential oils for the fragrance industry. The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate biomass and oil yields as a function of nitrogen and sulfur fertilization, and (2) to characterize their utility for lignocellulosic ethanol compared to Panicum virgatum (switchgrass). Mean biomass yields were 12.83 Mg lemongrass ha-1 and 15.11 Mg palmarosa ha-1 during the second harvest year resulting in theoretical biofuel yields of 2541 and 2569 L ethanol ha-1 respectively compared to reported 1749 3691 L ethanol ha-1 for switchgrass. Pretreated lemongrass yielded 198 mL ethanol (g biomass)-1 and pretreated palmarosa yielded 170 mL ethanol (g biomass)-1. Additionally, lemongrass yielded 85.7 kg essential oil ha-1 and palmarosa yielded 67.0 kg ha-1 with an estimated value of USD 857 and 1005 ha-1. In conclusion, these data suggest that dual-use crops such as lemongrass and palmarosa may increase the economic viability of lignocellulosic biofuels. Introduction
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- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- United States Department of Agriculture, University, MS (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Dalhousie Univ., Truro, NS (Canada)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). BioEnergy Science Center (BESC)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1225969
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1327740
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5100-65345
Journal ID: ISSN 1932-6203
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308; AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- PLoS ONE
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 10; Journal Issue: 10; Related Information: PLoS One; Journal ID: ISSN 1932-6203
- Publisher:
- Public Library of Science
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; ethanol; fermentation; biofuels; fertilizers; oils; sulfur; lignin; terpenes; 58 GEOSCIENCES; Cymbopogon flexuosus; Cymbopogon martinii; terpene; lignocellulosic; biomass; bioethanol
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Joyce, Blake L., Zheljazkov, Valtcho D., Sykes, Robert, Cantrell, Charles L., Hamilton, Choo, Mann, David G. J., Rodriguez, Miguel, Mielenz, Jonathan R., Astatkie, Tess, and C. Neal Stewart Jr. Ethanol and High-Value Terpene Co-Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass of Cymbopogon flexuosus and Cymbopogon martinii. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139195.
Joyce, Blake L., Zheljazkov, Valtcho D., Sykes, Robert, Cantrell, Charles L., Hamilton, Choo, Mann, David G. J., Rodriguez, Miguel, Mielenz, Jonathan R., Astatkie, Tess, & C. Neal Stewart Jr. Ethanol and High-Value Terpene Co-Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass of Cymbopogon flexuosus and Cymbopogon martinii. United States. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139195
Joyce, Blake L., Zheljazkov, Valtcho D., Sykes, Robert, Cantrell, Charles L., Hamilton, Choo, Mann, David G. J., Rodriguez, Miguel, Mielenz, Jonathan R., Astatkie, Tess, and C. Neal Stewart Jr. Mon .
"Ethanol and High-Value Terpene Co-Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass of Cymbopogon flexuosus and Cymbopogon martinii". United States. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139195. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1225969.
@article{osti_1225969,
title = {Ethanol and High-Value Terpene Co-Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass of Cymbopogon flexuosus and Cymbopogon martinii},
author = {Joyce, Blake L. and Zheljazkov, Valtcho D. and Sykes, Robert and Cantrell, Charles L. and Hamilton, Choo and Mann, David G. J. and Rodriguez, Miguel and Mielenz, Jonathan R. and Astatkie, Tess and C. Neal Stewart Jr.},
abstractNote = {Cymbopogon flexuosus, lemongrass, and C. martinii, palmarosa, are perennial grasses grown to produce essential oils for the fragrance industry. The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate biomass and oil yields as a function of nitrogen and sulfur fertilization, and (2) to characterize their utility for lignocellulosic ethanol compared to Panicum virgatum (switchgrass). Mean biomass yields were 12.83 Mg lemongrass ha-1 and 15.11 Mg palmarosa ha-1 during the second harvest year resulting in theoretical biofuel yields of 2541 and 2569 L ethanol ha-1 respectively compared to reported 1749 3691 L ethanol ha-1 for switchgrass. Pretreated lemongrass yielded 198 mL ethanol (g biomass)-1 and pretreated palmarosa yielded 170 mL ethanol (g biomass)-1. Additionally, lemongrass yielded 85.7 kg essential oil ha-1 and palmarosa yielded 67.0 kg ha-1 with an estimated value of USD 857 and 1005 ha-1. In conclusion, these data suggest that dual-use crops such as lemongrass and palmarosa may increase the economic viability of lignocellulosic biofuels. Introduction},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0139195},
journal = {PLoS ONE},
number = 10,
volume = 10,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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