Cassava
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Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a starchy tropical root crop that can be used for food or as a feedstock for bioethanol.
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Academic papers/reports
- Genetic modification of cassava for enhanced starch production Plant Biotechnology Journal Volume 4 Page 453 - July 2006 Cassava has one of the highest rates of CO2 fixation and sucrose synthesis for any C3 plant, but rarely reaches its yield potentials in the field. The paper tested the hypothesis that starch production in cassava tuberous roots could be increased substantially by increasing the sink strength for carbohydrate.
- Starch market adds value to cassava, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Looks at the potential starch market for cassava, including ethanol production.
News
- PetroVietnam sets up biofuel firm, 10 August 2008 by VietnamNet: "The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) is establishing a biofuel production and distribution company....The company will produce ethanol, from cassava".
- "The project is a part of the biofuel development programme, ratified by the Government last year. The programme aims to develop strategies for 2015 with a vision to 2025 for the production of renewable energy and the partial replacement of traditional fuels."
- "As part of the programme, around 250,000 tonnes of ethanol and vegetable oil will be produced to meet 1 per cent of the country’s petroleum demand by 2015."[1]
- Thailand expands cassava hectarage for ethanol - small farmers to benefit, 4 March 2007 from Biopact. The Thai government and agricultural firms have joined together to provide loans and purchase agreements for cassava in some of Thailand's poorest regions. The cassava will be used for both ethanol and to increase food security.
- Scientists Gear Up To Decode Cassava Genome 30 August 2006 from the Agricultural Research Service at the USDA. Scientists are planning to sequence and annotate cassava's genome in the hope of eventually improving yield and increasing protein and starch content. Improving starch content could make cassava, which maintains productivity in conditions where other crops fail, a better candidate for biodiesel production.
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References
| Tropical feedstocks for bioenergy | edit | |
| Bamboo (Charcoal) | Cassava (Biodiesel and Bioethanol) | Coconut palm (Biodiesel) | Jatropha (Biodiesel) | Nypa palm (Bioethanol) | Oil palm (Biodiesel) | Sugar cane (Bioethanol) | ||
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