A Comparative Parametric Study on Dynamic Biogenic Carbon of Harvested Wood Products: Biomass Rotation Period vs. Product Lifetime
Harvested wood products (HWPs) are a class of products that are recognized for their potential to mitigate climate warming: the absorption of CO<sub>2</sub>, which is necessary to the growth of their biomass feedstock, temporarily reduces the amount of CO<sub>2</sub> present...
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| description | Harvested wood products (HWPs) are a class of products that are recognized for their potential to mitigate climate warming: the absorption of CO<sub>2</sub>, which is necessary to the growth of their biomass feedstock, temporarily reduces the amount of CO<sub>2</sub> present in the Earth’s atmosphere, effectively mitigating global warming. This study decided to look into the effect of changing two important parameters associated with HWPs: the rotation period of the biomass used for their raw material (effectively, the rate of CO<sub>2</sub> absorption), and the length of their lifetime (effectively, the amount of time the captured carbon is stored within them in the form of embodied carbon). For this purpose, a carbon accounting calculator, Quantis’ Biogenic Carbon Footprint Calculator for Harvested Wood Products (BCFC-HWP), was employed. The Biogenic Global Warming Potential (GWP<sub>bio</sub>) metric, which was used by the BCFC-HWP to describe the climate impact of a wooden product’s embodied carbon, was analyzed for its evolution with respect to the two identified parameters. The results showed that while GWP<sub>bio</sub> followed a consistent decrease with respect to the product lifetime parameter, it showed a non-consistently evolving trend with respect to biomass rotation period i.e. first decreasing then increasing. This made the confrontation of both parameters’ effect complex mathematically, such that no clear-cut conclusions on the relative benefits of changing one parameter versus the other were made. Nonetheless, a valuable resolution was made based on the observations regarding the evolution of GWP<sub>bio</sub> with respect to the lifetime of an HWP: the results indicated that extending the lifetime of an HWP is an advantageous strategy in decreasing the climate effect of the considered product. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-724ac580ff7e4e1fbafcea5db02b08982023-11-17T16:38:16ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-03-01167316310.3390/en16073163A Comparative Parametric Study on Dynamic Biogenic Carbon of Harvested Wood Products: Biomass Rotation Period vs. Product LifetimeStéphane Kouamé0Ali Ghannadzadeh1Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, 6167 RD Geleen, The NetherlandsAachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, 6167 RD Geleen, The NetherlandsHarvested wood products (HWPs) are a class of products that are recognized for their potential to mitigate climate warming: the absorption of CO<sub>2</sub>, which is necessary to the growth of their biomass feedstock, temporarily reduces the amount of CO<sub>2</sub> present in the Earth’s atmosphere, effectively mitigating global warming. This study decided to look into the effect of changing two important parameters associated with HWPs: the rotation period of the biomass used for their raw material (effectively, the rate of CO<sub>2</sub> absorption), and the length of their lifetime (effectively, the amount of time the captured carbon is stored within them in the form of embodied carbon). For this purpose, a carbon accounting calculator, Quantis’ Biogenic Carbon Footprint Calculator for Harvested Wood Products (BCFC-HWP), was employed. The Biogenic Global Warming Potential (GWP<sub>bio</sub>) metric, which was used by the BCFC-HWP to describe the climate impact of a wooden product’s embodied carbon, was analyzed for its evolution with respect to the two identified parameters. The results showed that while GWP<sub>bio</sub> followed a consistent decrease with respect to the product lifetime parameter, it showed a non-consistently evolving trend with respect to biomass rotation period i.e. first decreasing then increasing. This made the confrontation of both parameters’ effect complex mathematically, such that no clear-cut conclusions on the relative benefits of changing one parameter versus the other were made. Nonetheless, a valuable resolution was made based on the observations regarding the evolution of GWP<sub>bio</sub> with respect to the lifetime of an HWP: the results indicated that extending the lifetime of an HWP is an advantageous strategy in decreasing the climate effect of the considered product.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/7/3163carbon footprintharvested wood productsproduct lifetimebiomass rotation period |
| spellingShingle | Stéphane Kouamé Ali Ghannadzadeh A Comparative Parametric Study on Dynamic Biogenic Carbon of Harvested Wood Products: Biomass Rotation Period vs. Product Lifetime Energies carbon footprint harvested wood products product lifetime biomass rotation period |
| title | A Comparative Parametric Study on Dynamic Biogenic Carbon of Harvested Wood Products: Biomass Rotation Period vs. Product Lifetime |
| title_full | A Comparative Parametric Study on Dynamic Biogenic Carbon of Harvested Wood Products: Biomass Rotation Period vs. Product Lifetime |
| title_fullStr | A Comparative Parametric Study on Dynamic Biogenic Carbon of Harvested Wood Products: Biomass Rotation Period vs. Product Lifetime |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Parametric Study on Dynamic Biogenic Carbon of Harvested Wood Products: Biomass Rotation Period vs. Product Lifetime |
| title_short | A Comparative Parametric Study on Dynamic Biogenic Carbon of Harvested Wood Products: Biomass Rotation Period vs. Product Lifetime |
| title_sort | comparative parametric study on dynamic biogenic carbon of harvested wood products biomass rotation period vs product lifetime |
| topic | carbon footprint harvested wood products product lifetime biomass rotation period |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/7/3163 |
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