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Model for Economical and Sustainable Bioenergy Production under Greywater Irrigation Trial


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1 Gautam Buddha University, Gautam Budh Nagar 201 308, India
2 G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263 153, India
3 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun 248 195, India
 

The present study focuses on sustainable utilization of greywater in short-rotation energy plantation - Eucalyptus hybrid, Populus deltoides, Salix alba and Melia azedarach. The dry matter produced by wastewater plots was 143%, 54%, 274% and 321% higher for Eucalyptus hybrid, Populus deltoides, Salix alba and Melia azedarach respectively, than the same plants in control plot. The calorific value of samples ranged from 4037 to 5190 Kcal kg-1 in greywater plots, and 3460 to 4469 Kcal kg-1 in control plots. The carbondioxide mitigation potential was 19, 13, 11 and 29 t ha-1 higher for E. hybrid, P. deltoides, S. alba and M. azedarach trees respectively, under wastewater irrigation.

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Bioenergy Production, Calorific Value, Carbon Dioxide Mitigation Potential, Greywater Irrigation.
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Authors

Asha Pandey
Gautam Buddha University, Gautam Budh Nagar 201 308, India
R. K. Srivastava
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263 153, India
Rajesh Kaushal
ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun 248 195, India

Abstract


The present study focuses on sustainable utilization of greywater in short-rotation energy plantation - Eucalyptus hybrid, Populus deltoides, Salix alba and Melia azedarach. The dry matter produced by wastewater plots was 143%, 54%, 274% and 321% higher for Eucalyptus hybrid, Populus deltoides, Salix alba and Melia azedarach respectively, than the same plants in control plot. The calorific value of samples ranged from 4037 to 5190 Kcal kg-1 in greywater plots, and 3460 to 4469 Kcal kg-1 in control plots. The carbondioxide mitigation potential was 19, 13, 11 and 29 t ha-1 higher for E. hybrid, P. deltoides, S. alba and M. azedarach trees respectively, under wastewater irrigation.

Keywords


Bioenergy Production, Calorific Value, Carbon Dioxide Mitigation Potential, Greywater Irrigation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv112%2Fi08%2F1743-1749