Utilize Heavy Metal-Contaminated Farmland to Develop Bioenergy

Abstract:

Currently, the World confronts with several major problems, including environment pollution and energy shortage. To utilize metal-contaminated soils safely and to solve the problem of shortage of farmland for bioenergy development, we have postulated a new strategy of cultivating energy plants in Cd-contaminated soils for bioenergy production, and this can also be combined with phytoremediation. Here, we focus on the advantage and feasibility of this approach by a review of recent developments in basic and applied research relevant. It is concluded that cultivation of energy plants in metal-contaminated land for bioenergy production is a high beneficial, environment-friendly technique that is also technically feasible. It might not only cover the shortages of phytoremediation and bioenergy production, but also makes the metal-contaminated land fully utilized and productive, and this is benefited for both agriculture and farmers.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 414)
• Pages: 254-261
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.414.254
• Online since: December 2011
• Authors: Cai Feng Liu, Yong Hua Li, Gang Rong Shi
• Keywords: Bioenergy, Energy Plants, Heavy Metal, Phytoremediation, Soil Pollution

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