Energy crops in sustainable phytoremediation

VC Pandey, O Bajpai, N Singh - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation is a holistic approach and can be used in large scale to remediate the
contaminated land resources. Although the concept of phytoremediation is few decades old …

Biomass production for bioenergy using marginal lands

MA Mehmood, M Ibrahim, U Rashid, M Nawaz… - Sustainable Production …, 2017 - Elsevier
Increasing global energy demands are leading towards the production of bio-alcohols from
food crops, subsequently posing detrimental consequences in terms of food insecurity …

Characterization of diazotrophic root endophytes in Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis)

Y Li, R Yang, MM Häggblom, M Li, L Guo, B Li… - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Background Phytoremediation is a potentially cost-effective way to remediate highly
contaminated mine tailing sites. However, nutrient limitations, especially the deficiency of …

Technologies for biofuel production: current development, challenges, and future prospects

D Kour, KL Rana, N Yadav, AN Yadav… - Prospects of renewable …, 2019 - Springer
The global energy demand is increasing day by day, with which substantial risk to the
environment is also increasing. The consumption of the fuel, as well as the demand, is …

Application of pretreatment, fermentation and molecular techniques for enhancing bioethanol production from grass biomass–A review

S Mohapatra, C Mishra, SS Behera, H Thatoi - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Grasses as lignocellulose biomass are promising feed stocks for renewable bioethanol
production, since these raw materials have high productivity, require low agricultural inputs …

Miscanthus: a promising biomass crop

EA Heaton, FG Dohleman, AF Miguez, JA Juvik… - Advances in botanical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Abstract The C 4 grass Miscanthus× giganteus is of increasing interest as a biomass
feedstock for renewable fuel production. This review describes what is known to date on M.× …

Breeding progress and preparedness for mass‐scale deployment of perennial lignocellulosic biomass crops switchgrass, miscanthus, willow and poplar

J Clifton‐Brown, A Harfouche, MD Casler… - Gcb …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic improvement through breeding is one of the key approaches to increasing biomass
supply. This paper documents the breeding progress to date for four perennial biomass …

Suitability of Miscanthus species for managing inorganic and organic contaminated land and restoring ecosystem services. A review

F Nsanganwimana, B Pourrut, M Mench… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
The mitigation of potential health hazards and land scarcity due to land use change can be
addressed by restoring functional and ecosystem services of contaminated land. Physico …

Pioneer plants enhance soil multifunctionality by resha** underground multitrophic community during natural succession of an abandoned rare earth mine tailing

W Li, E He, CAM Van Gestel… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Spontaneous natural succession in metal mine tailings is fundamental to the rehabilitation of
bare tailing. Here, an abandoned rare earth element (REE) mine tailing with spontaneous …

Assessment of the production potentials of Miscanthus on marginal land in China

S Xue, I Lewandowski, X Wang, Z Yi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Miscanthus is characterized by high biomass production potential and low input
requirements and therefore considered a leading candidate for second-generation energy …