RECYCLING BIOSOLIDS TO IMPROVE MARGINAL LANDS FOR BIOENERGY FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION IN UKRAINE
Keywords:
biofuels, professional development, soil quality, sweet sorghum, waste recycling
Abstract
Energy independence is one of the national priorities facing Ukraine today. Plant-based feedstocks have the potential to diversify Ukraine’s energy independence by decreasing dependence on petroleum-based energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, expanding renewable fuel industries and creating job opportunities. However, biofeedstock needs to be competitive on availability, performance, and price to produce, market, and produce fuels. We hypothesize that domestically produced feedstocks from sweet sorghum, using proactive recycling of nutrient-rich biosolids on vast areas of degraded and marginal lands, could be a win-win energy independence strategy in Ukraine. Our goal is to create for generating a steady-state source of biofeedstock and disseminate science-based knowledge and training to the clientele. Specific objectives are to: (1) establish research studies to evaluate growth and feedstock productivity, nutrient removal, and feedstock characteristics of sweet sorghum fertilized with biosolids on degraded and marginal lands in Rivne, Kherson, Dnipro, and Kyiv regions of Ukraine; and (2) determine the impact of biosolids and sweet sorghum on soil quality. Data collected on growth, feedstock production, feedstock characteristics, fuel potential, and high-value co-products (biochar) of sweet sorghum and soil quality will be evaluated by multivariate statistics. Input, output, and outreach data will be subject to techno-economic analyses to evaluate the economically viability, environmentally compatibility, and social acceptability of the project. Traditional and electronic outlet activities will be utilized to disseminate outcomes and outputs and to evaluate project impacts.
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2. Kharytonov, M.M., Martynova, N.V., Tokar, A.V., Rula, I.V., Babenko, M.G., & Bagorka, M.O. (2019). Sweet sorghum biomass quantitative and qualitative characteristic depending on hybrid and type of soil. INMATEH - Agricultural Engineering Journal, 59 (3), 189-196. http://www.inmateh.eu/INMATEH_3_2019/59-21-Kharytonov%20M.pdf
3. Mrynsky, I.M., & Lavrenko S.O. (2007). Bioenergetic efficiency of elements of technology of cultivation of hybrid seed (F1) of sunflower “Visit”. Taurian Scientific Bulletin: Collection of scientific papers, 52, 98-102.
4. Tilman, D., Balzer, C., Hill, J., & Befort, B.L. (2011). Global food demand and the sustainable intensification of agriculture. PNAS, 108 (50), 20260-20264. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1116437108
5. Dweikat, I., Weil, C., Moose, S., Kochian, L., Mosier, N., Ileleji, K., Brown, P., Peer, W., Murphy, A., Taheripour, F., McCann, M., & Carpita, N. (2012). Envisioning the transition to a next-generation biofuels industry in the US Midwest. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 6, 376-386. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1342
6. Soudani, L., Woloszyn, M., Fabbri, A., Morel, J., & Grillet, A., (2017). Energy evaluation of rammed earth walls using long term in-situ measurements. Solar Energy, 141, 70-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.11.002
7. Islam, K.R. (2020) Growing Miscanthus for biofuels on marginal land amended with sewage sludge and flue gas desulfurized gypsum. JBRA, 1.
8. Wortmann, C.S., Liska, A., Ferguson, R.B., Lyon, D.J., Klein, R. N., & Dweikat, I.M. (2010). Dryland performance of sweet sorghum and grain crops for biofuel in Nebraska. Agronomy & Horticulture - Faculty Publications, 387. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/agronomyfacpub/387
9. Reddy, M. V., Yu, T., Sow, C. H., Shen, Z. X., Lim, C. T., Subba Rao, G. V., & Chowdari, B. V. R. (2007). α-Fe2O3 Nanoflakes as an Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 17 (15), 2792-2799. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.200601186
10. Marta, A.D., Mancini, M., Orlando, F., Natali, F., Capecchi, L., & Orlandini, S. (2014). Sweet sorghum for bioethanol production: Crop responses to different water stress levels. Biomass and Bioenergy, 64, 211-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.03.033
11. Rakhmetov, D.B., Vergun, O.M., Blum, Ya.B., Rakhmetova, S.O., & Fishchenko, V.V. (2018). Biochemical composition of plant raw material of sweet sorghum (Sorghum saccharatum (L.) Moench) genotypes. Introduktsiia roslyn, 3, 93-90. http://nbuv.gov.ua/UJRN/IR_2018_3_11
12. Kharytonov, M., Martynova, N., Babenko, M., Rula, I., Sytnyk, S., Bagorka, M, & Gavryushenko, O. (2019). Bioenergetic assesment of sweet sorghum grown on reclaimed lands. Acta technica corviniensis – Bulletin of Engineering, 12(3), 89-92. http://acta.fih.upt.ro/pdf/2019-3/ACTA-2019-3-18.pdf
13. Yucel, I., Onen, A., Yilmaz, K.K., & Gochis, D.J. (2015). Calibration and evaluation of a flood forecasting system: Utility of numerical weather prediction model, data assimilation and satellite-based rainfall. Journal of Hydrology, 523, 49-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.01.042
14. Shedekar, V.S., King, K.W., Fausey, N.R., Islam, K.R., Soboyejo, A.B.O., Kalcic, M., & Brown, L.C. (2020). Exploring the effectiveness of drainage water management on water budgets and nitrate loss using three evaluation approaches. Agricultural Water Management. Agric. Water Manage. 243, 106501.
15. Kharytonov, M., Martynova, N., Babenko, M., Rula, I., Gumentyk, M., Bagorka, & Pashova, V. (2019). The production of biofuel feedstock on reclaimed land based on sweet sorghum biomass. AgricultForest, 65(4), 233-240. DOI:10.17707/AgricultForest.65.4.21.
16. Mosiichuk, Y. B., & Walery, M. (2017). Purification of domestic wastewater in closed water systems in agribusiness biofilters floating loading. Environmental Engineering – Through a young eye, 36, 99-109. Retrieved from https://ismo.pb.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/VOLUME-36-ENVIRONMENTAL-ENGINEERING-SYSTEMS.pdf#page=99.
17. Rutto, L., Xu, Y., Brandt, M., Ren, S., & Kering, M. (2013). Juice, Ethanol, and Grain Yield Potential of Five Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) Cultivars. Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, 3, 113-118. doi:10.4236/jsbs.2013.32016.
18. Islam, K., & Weil, R. (2000). Soil quality indicator properties in mid-Atlantic soils as influenced by conservation management. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 55 (1), 69-78.
19. Islam, K., & Weil, R. (1998). Microwave irradiation of soil for routine measurement of microbial biomass carbon. Biol Fertil Soils, 27, 408–416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003740050451
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26. Aziz, R.F., & Hafez, S.M. (2013). Applying lean thinking in construction and performance improvement. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 52 (4), 679-695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2013.04.008
27. Perrin, R., Vogel, K., Schmer, M., & Mitchell, R. (2008). Farm-Scale Production Cost of Switchgrass for Biomass. BioEnergy Research, 1, 91–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-008-9005-y
Published
2021-12-23
How to Cite
Didenko, N., Mosiichuk, Y., Zosymchuk, M., Kharytonov, M., Babenko, M., Mazurenko, B., Lavrenko, S., Rahman, M., & Islam, K. (2021). RECYCLING BIOSOLIDS TO IMPROVE MARGINAL LANDS FOR BIOENERGY FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION IN UKRAINE. Land Reclamation and Water Management, (2), 79 - 86. https://doi.org/10.31073/mivg202102-293
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