BioMatNet Item: AIR3-CT94-2465 - Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinaceae). Development of A new Crop Production System Based on Delayed Harvesting and A System for its Combined Processing to Chemical Pulp and Biofuel Powder

AIR3-CT94-2465
Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinaceae). Development of A new Crop Production System Based on Delayed Harvesting and A System for its Combined Processing to Chemical Pulp and Biofuel Powder

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AIR Cluster II - Bioenergy Conversion : Crops for Paper/Pulp : Crops for Solid Biofuels : Fibre : Paper/Pulp : Pulping : Solid Biofuels : Thermochemical Conversion

	Contract No	AIR3-CT94-2465
	Total Cost	3 712 167
	EC Contribution	1 505 000
	Start Date	01/01/1995
	Duration	48 months

OBJECTIVE :

This work is concentrated to evaluate the potential for a new industrial crop, reed canary grass (rcg). A new production system the delayed harvesting method, will be tested in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, UK and Ireland by 8 of the participants.

New technique for the intermediate production of high quality raw material for chemical pulping and powder combustion will be evaluated for rcg by one of the participants.

The possibilities to overcome process disturbing factors in the grass in chemical pulping process as silica and high content of fines will be analyzed by 2 of the participants.

The possibilities to upgrade the fuel will be evaluated by 2 of the participants.

Technical and economical analysis of the whole chain from field via intermediate processing to pulp, paper and energy will be performed by 4 of the participants.

Reed canary grass produced with the delayed harvesting system can easily be harvested with standard agricultural machinery.

Contacts

Coordinator

Rolf OLSSON / Unit of Biomass Technology and Chemistry, BTK SWEDEN

EC Scientific Officer

Adelmo MOREALE / European Commission DG VI Agriculture BELGIUM

Participant