Potential of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plants as biomass for bioenergy and biorefinery by Lueangwattanapong, K

“…Recently, Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) plants such as agave and prickly pear have gained research interest as alternative energy crops. …”

Anaerobic digestion of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism plants: Exploring alternative feedstocks for semi-arid lands by Lueangwattanapong, K, Ammam, F, Mason, P, Whitehead, C, McQueen-mason, S, Gomez, L, Smith, J, Thompson, I

“…In this work, five Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) species from the five different genera (Agave, Ananas, Euphorbia, Kalanchoe, and Opuntia) were selected as alternative feedstocks and their biochemical methane potentials (BMP) were investigated. …”

The potential of CAM crops as a globally significant bioenergy resource: moving from ‘fuel or food’ to ‘fuel and more food’ by Mason, P, Glover, K, Smith, J, Willis, K, Woods, J, Thompson, I

“…This note examines the potential of plants that use the mode of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to generate globally significant quantities of renewable electricity without displacing productive agriculture and perhaps even increasing food supply. …”

Maximising the potential of anaerobic digestion by Mason, P

“…It concludes that the resource base could be very substantially increased by growing hyper-water-efficient plants that use the crassulacean acid metabolism on degraded and semi-arid land globally. …”