Environmental and economic impact of using logging residues as bioenergy: the case of Malaysia
The potential use of residues from the logging process was evaluated for electrical energy generation by direct combustion. The findings were based on logging residues accrued from 1990 to 2015 and were enumerated using a 43% residue recovery rate. The available logging residues were insufficient to...
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| author | Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Ramasamy, Geetha Ioras, Florin Senin, Abdul Latib |
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| description | The potential use of residues from the logging process was evaluated for electrical energy generation by direct combustion. The findings were based on logging residues accrued from 1990 to 2015 and were enumerated using a 43% residue recovery rate. The available logging residues were insufficient to supply the primary electrical energy demand as well as reduce the emission of carbon dioxide. However, when coupled with other agricultural residues, the potential energy generation from biomass was significant and could not only lead to reduced fossil fuel demand, but also improve the carbon credit and provide additional employment opportunities in the bioenergy sector. |
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| spelling | upm-617442019-01-14T07:45:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61744/ Environmental and economic impact of using logging residues as bioenergy: the case of Malaysia Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Ramasamy, Geetha Ioras, Florin Senin, Abdul Latib The potential use of residues from the logging process was evaluated for electrical energy generation by direct combustion. The findings were based on logging residues accrued from 1990 to 2015 and were enumerated using a 43% residue recovery rate. The available logging residues were insufficient to supply the primary electrical energy demand as well as reduce the emission of carbon dioxide. However, when coupled with other agricultural residues, the potential energy generation from biomass was significant and could not only lead to reduced fossil fuel demand, but also improve the carbon credit and provide additional employment opportunities in the bioenergy sector. North Carolina State University 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61744/1/Environmental%20and%20economic%20impact%20of%20using%20logging%20residues%20as%20bioenergy.pdf Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Ramasamy, Geetha and Ioras, Florin and Senin, Abdul Latib (2017) Environmental and economic impact of using logging residues as bioenergy: the case of Malaysia. BioResources, 12 (4). pp. 7268-7282. ISSN 1930-2126 http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_12_4_7268_Ratnasingam_Economic_Impact_Logging_Bioenergy |
| spellingShingle | Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Ramasamy, Geetha Ioras, Florin Senin, Abdul Latib Environmental and economic impact of using logging residues as bioenergy: the case of Malaysia |
| title | Environmental and economic impact of using logging residues as bioenergy: the case of Malaysia |
| title_full | Environmental and economic impact of using logging residues as bioenergy: the case of Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Environmental and economic impact of using logging residues as bioenergy: the case of Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental and economic impact of using logging residues as bioenergy: the case of Malaysia |
| title_short | Environmental and economic impact of using logging residues as bioenergy: the case of Malaysia |
| title_sort | environmental and economic impact of using logging residues as bioenergy: the case of malaysia |
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