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Biomass sustainability, availability and productivity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2009

A. Fallot ,
L. Saint-André ,
G. Le Maire ,
J.-P. Laclau ,
Y. Nouvellon ,
C. Marsden ,
J.-P. Bouillet ,
T. Silva ,
M.-G. Piketty  and
O. Hamel
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Abstract

Research conducted on biomass for Ulcos (“Ultra-Low CO2 Steelmaking” European Integrated Project)has progressively focused on charcoal supply fromtropical eucalyptus plantations. The sustainability of suchplantations is being investigated from the viewpoint oftheir carbon, water and nutrient budgets: they must allbe neutral or positive. Field research is producing resultsat the tree or stand level in several sites of Congo andBrazil, while a spatial model is developed to identifythe conditions of biomass neutrality at the scale of theforest ecosystem. The productivity of biomass has beenanalyzed through the description of practices along theAbstracts of technical articlesvarious supply-schemes that competitively feed the steelindustry in Brazil and the identification of bottlenecks forfurther expansion.

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Research Article
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Metallurgical Research & Technology , Volume 106 , Issue 10: Selected papers from 4th ULCOS SEMINAR (Part 2) , October 2009 , pp. 410 - 418
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© La Revue de Métallurgie, 2009

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