Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing <em>Pistacia chinensis</em>-Based Biodiesel in China
Bio-energy from energy plants is expected to play an increasing role in the future energy system, with benefits in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy security. <em>Pistacia chinensis</em> is believed to be one of the most promising non-food in...
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| description | Bio-energy from energy plants is expected to play an increasing role in the future energy system, with benefits in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy security. <em>Pistacia chinensis</em> is believed to be one of the most promising non-food input for biodiesel production. This study focused on the marginal land availability for developing <em>Pistacia chinensis-</em>based bioenergy in China. The spatial distribution, quality and total amount of marginal land resources suitable for cultivating <em>Pistacia chinensis</em> were identified with multiple datasets (natural habitat, remote sensing-derived land use, meteorological and soil data) and geoinformatic techniques. The results indicate that the area of marginal land exploitable for <em>Pistacia chinensis</em> plantations in China is 19.90 million hectares, which may produce approximately 56.85 million tons of biodiesel each year. The spatial variation of both marginal land resources and biodiesel potential are also presented. The results can be useful for national and regional bio-energy planning. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb30889663ba4495ba97fe7df1e6eb4c2022-12-22T04:10:22ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732012-06-01572165217710.3390/en5072165Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing <em>Pistacia chinensis</em>-Based Biodiesel in ChinaLu LuDong JiangDafang ZhuangYaohuan HuangBio-energy from energy plants is expected to play an increasing role in the future energy system, with benefits in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy security. <em>Pistacia chinensis</em> is believed to be one of the most promising non-food input for biodiesel production. This study focused on the marginal land availability for developing <em>Pistacia chinensis-</em>based bioenergy in China. The spatial distribution, quality and total amount of marginal land resources suitable for cultivating <em>Pistacia chinensis</em> were identified with multiple datasets (natural habitat, remote sensing-derived land use, meteorological and soil data) and geoinformatic techniques. The results indicate that the area of marginal land exploitable for <em>Pistacia chinensis</em> plantations in China is 19.90 million hectares, which may produce approximately 56.85 million tons of biodiesel each year. The spatial variation of both marginal land resources and biodiesel potential are also presented. The results can be useful for national and regional bio-energy planning.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/7/2165<em>Pistacia chinensis</em>marginal landbiodiesel |
| spellingShingle | Lu Lu Dong Jiang Dafang Zhuang Yaohuan Huang Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing <em>Pistacia chinensis</em>-Based Biodiesel in China Energies <em>Pistacia chinensis</em> marginal land biodiesel |
| title | Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing <em>Pistacia chinensis</em>-Based Biodiesel in China |
| title_full | Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing <em>Pistacia chinensis</em>-Based Biodiesel in China |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing <em>Pistacia chinensis</em>-Based Biodiesel in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing <em>Pistacia chinensis</em>-Based Biodiesel in China |
| title_short | Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing <em>Pistacia chinensis</em>-Based Biodiesel in China |
| title_sort | evaluating the marginal land resources suitable for developing lt em gt pistacia chinensis lt em gt based biodiesel in china |
| topic | <em>Pistacia chinensis</em> marginal land biodiesel |
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