Biomass & BioenergyPub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-02-28DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109160
Zitong Zhuang, Zhiqiang Wang, Yangbo Xue, Jinzhan Su, Jinwen Shi, Hui Jin
{"title":"Biomass nanoarchitectonics of hierarchical porous carbon with ultrahigh surface area for direct air carbon capture and supercapacitor","authors":"Zitong Zhuang, Zhiqiang Wang, Yangbo Xue, Jinzhan Su, Jinwen Shi, Hui Jin","doi":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109160","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109160","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High specific surface area carbon materials have attracted significant attention due to their important roles in energy and environmental applications. However, it remains a major challenge to enhance their performance by incorporating effective hierarchical pore structures while maintaining the ultrahigh specific surface area. A low-cost and versatile N-doped carbon material with hierarchical nanopores and ultrahigh specific surface area was prepared via supercritical CO<sub>2</sub>-assisted urea pretreatment followed by simple activation. The prepared carbon materials were fabricated into supercapacitor electrodes and amine-loaded solid adsorbents to evaluate its electrochemical performance and carbon dioxide adsorption capacity. The results showed that, due to its remarkable specific surface (3784.23 m<sup>2</sup>/g), excellent pore volume (2.21 cm<sup>3</sup>/g), hierarchical pore structure, and considerable N-loading rate (5.69 wt%), the carbon material achieved a specific capacitance of up to 321.48 F/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g in a 1 mol/L electrolyte, with a capacitance retention rate of 91.08% after 1000 cycles at 5 A/g. Additionally, the corresponding amine-loaded solid adsorbent achieved a maximum CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption capacity of 109.58 mg/g in simulated air containing 400 ppm CO<sub>2</sub> under ambient conditions. These results demonstrate that the synergistic combination of ultrahigh surface area, hierarchical porosity, and nitrogen doping endows the biomass-derived carbon material with strong potential for integrated energy storage and carbon capture applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":253,"journal":{"name":"Biomass & Bioenergy","volume":"211 ","pages":"Article 109160"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147330210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"pH as a key driver of green chemicals production in agroindustrial waste fermentation","authors":"Alejandra Martorell-Múgica , Cristina González-Fernández , Silvia Greses","doi":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109181","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109181","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anaerobic fermentation (AF) has been demonstrated as a promising approach for the valorization of agroindustrial waste into value-added metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). However, the achieved yields and product spectrum are greatly influenced by operating parameters, out of which pH plays a crucial role in microbial activity. In this investigation, process pH was studied as a driving force to manipulate metabolite profile and yields by shaping the microbiome. Firstly, AF was conducted at pH 6.2 resulting in a metabolite production of 27.9 g L<sup>−1</sup> fully composed of SCFAs with high bioconversion efficiency (61.3 %) since a key synergy between Firmicutes and Actinobacteria was enabled. Thereafter, the pH decrease to 5.5 boosted a lactic acid bacteria growth and throve the metabolisms towards carbohydrate consumption, resulting in the production of SCFAs (22.1 g L<sup>−1</sup>), but also ethanol (10.7 %) and hydrogen (136.2 mL·gCOD<sub>in</sub><sup>−1</sup>). These findings underscore the potential of using pH as a strategy to tailor metabolite production. Moreover, the results revealed the presence of ethanologenic microorganisms in open mixed-culture, highlighting AF as promising technology to be explored with the aim of producing green chemicals (ethanol) beyond SCFAs, thereby opening a new research niche.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":253,"journal":{"name":"Biomass & Bioenergy","volume":"211 ","pages":"Article 109181"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147330214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomass & BioenergyPub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-02-28DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109189
Camila Rodríguez , Eugenia Vila , Pablo G. Del-Río , Beatriz Gullón , Claudia Lareo
{"title":"Astaxanthin production from steam-exploded Eucalyptus grandis hydrolysates using Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous: metabolic insights and biorefinery integration","authors":"Camila Rodríguez , Eugenia Vila , Pablo G. Del-Río , Beatriz Gullón , Claudia Lareo","doi":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109189","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109189","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The production of high-value bioproducts from lignocellulosic residues is an attractive strategy to enhance the economics of emerging biorefineries. This study evaluates the feasibility of producing astaxanthin (AXT) with <em>Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous</em> using enzymatic hydrolysates obtained from steam-exploded <em>Eucalyptus grandis</em> wood, a species associated with large volumes of industrial processing residues. Five strains (Y-17810, Y-17268, Y-17832, Y-27179 and DSM 5626) were screened in glucose, xylose and hydrolysate media. Among them, DSM 5626 exhibited the highest production, achieving AXT titers of up to 1.7 mg L<sup>−1</sup> that were statistically comparable to those obtained with synthetic glucose, indicating that eucalyptus-derived substrates can support carotenoid biosynthesis. Xylose supported lower AXT titers, reflecting metabolic and redox constraints inherent to pentose utilization. Glutamate supplementation enhanced carotenoid formation, whereas excessive oxidative stress reduced AXT accumulation, suggesting that oxidative stress may exert both stimulatory and inhibitory effects depending on its intensity. HPLC–MS–ESI profiling revealed shifts in carotenoid intermediates consistent with changes in metabolic flux through the CrtS-dependent oxidation pathway. A simplified mass balance was used to explore the potential for AXT co-production within lignocellulosic biorefinery schemes. Overall, these results identify DSM 5626 as a robust AXT-producing strain and highlight eucalyptus hydrolysates as a renewable substrate with potential for pigment bioproduction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":253,"journal":{"name":"Biomass & Bioenergy","volume":"211 ","pages":"Article 109189"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147329982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hydrothermal liquefaction of diverse natural rubber waste streams in subcritical water for bio-oil production and fuel-relevant rheology","authors":"Siwarote Boonrasri , Kongphob Intongkom , Sunisa Suchat","doi":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109240","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109240","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) in subcritical water offers a low-severity route to valorize biogenic natural rubber (NR) wastes into liquid fuels and intermediates while suppressing excessive gasification and char formation. Here, four NR feedstocks—Standard Thai Rubber (STR 5 and STR 20), Ribbed Smoked Sheets (RSS), and impurity-rich tapping-line rubber (TLR)—were comparatively assessed to establish process–structure–property relationships across commercial and waste-derived streams. Temperature (285–300 °C), water-to-rubber mass ratio (1:3–2:1), and residence time (10–40 min) were varied in a stirred batch reactor, and products were separated into an organic oligomeric phase, aqueous phase, solid residues, and gases (by mass balance). Optimal conditions (295 °C, 30 min, H<sub>2</sub>O/NR = 1:1) yielded up to 93.8 wt% organic oligomers with low solid residue and gas formation. Gel permeation chromatography revealed a pronounced molecular-weight collapse (e.g., STR 5: Mw 7.5 × 10<sup>5</sup> to 1.9 × 10<sup>4</sup> g mol<sup>−1</sup>) with narrowed distributions, which translated into orders-of-magnitude viscosity reduction and a transition from highly entangled elastomers to pumpable oligomeric liquids. Subsequent atmospheric distillation generated a fuel-range distillate with calorific value ∼41.5 MJ kg<sup>−1</sup>, comparable to commercial diesel, and GC–MS indicated terpene-derived hydrocarbons with limonene as a major component. Notably, aged and impurity-containing feedstocks (RSS and TLR) delivered liquid yields and properties comparable to high-grade STR, demonstrating feedstock flexibility of subcritical HTL for NR waste-to-oil conversion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":253,"journal":{"name":"Biomass & Bioenergy","volume":"211 ","pages":"Article 109240"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147387587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomass & BioenergyPub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-03-09DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109234
Wensheng Yang , Yumeng Ren , Jinze Li , Yulin Zhao , Di Wang , Geng Chen , Yingying Zhu
{"title":"Phosphoric acid-assisted ball-milling modification of reed straw biochar for improved adsorption performance","authors":"Wensheng Yang , Yumeng Ren , Jinze Li , Yulin Zhao , Di Wang , Geng Chen , Yingying Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109234","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109234","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Biochar is a sustainable material for wastewater remediation, yet its efficiency is highly determined by feedstock selection and modification strategy. To address this, a series of biochars were synthesized from diverse biomass sources via chemical impregnation and pyrolysis. The best performing feedstock and chemical combination was then optimized by fine-tuning the chemical concentration and ball-milling time to further enhance its performance. Ball-milled phosphoric acid biochar (Q-PBC) demonstrated outstanding adsorption of Rhodamine B (RhB), with a specific surface area of 316.348 m<sup>2</sup>/g and a maximum capacity of 401.7 mg/g. Adsorption followed pseudo-second-order kinetics and the Langmuir isotherm, suggesting monolayer chemisorption. Moreover, Q-PBC exhibited strong pH tolerance across a wide pH range, owing to the introduction of stable phosphorus-containing functional groups. Notably, Q-PBC demonstrated stable adsorption performance over successive regeneration cycles, indicating good structural stability and recyclability. This work identifies reed straw-derived, phosphoric acid-modified biochar as a high-performance and recyclable adsorbent, offering practical insights into the design of efficient materials for organic wastewater treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":253,"journal":{"name":"Biomass & Bioenergy","volume":"211 ","pages":"Article 109234"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147387591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomass & BioenergyPub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-03-07DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109236
Hyeonoh Hwang , Ahmed Muhammad Ajaz , Xuanjun Jin , Azma Fakhar , Joon Weon Choi
{"title":"Performance enhancement of moisture diffusion energy harvesters by means of cobalt mixing and PVA coating of biochar","authors":"Hyeonoh Hwang , Ahmed Muhammad Ajaz , Xuanjun Jin , Azma Fakhar , Joon Weon Choi","doi":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109236","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109236","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Moisture-diffusion energy harvesters (MDEHs) convert the transport of moisture and evaporation within porous electrodes into electrical output, providing a direct sensing-to-power pathway for water-leak detection and monitoring applications. Here, we report a biochar-based MDEH that integrates cobalt (Co) mixing and sequential poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) coating as complementary strategies to regulate interfacial charge transport and moisture management. Structure-optimized oak mushroom logwood (OML) biochar was prepared via KOH activation (700 °C), short-duration dry milling (5 min), and HNO<sub>3</sub> oxidation (5 M, 3 h), followed by aqueous Co impregnation (5–20 wt%) and drop-cast PVA coating (9 wt%, 1–4 mL). Although Co incorporation reduced BET surface area and mesoporosity, it significantly enhanced charge generation and transport, increasing the short-circuit current (Isc) from 18.7 ± 4.7 μA (control) to 44.1 ± 0.4 μA (Co20) and the open-circuit voltage (Voc) from 333 ± 7 to 368 ± 15 mV. The subsequent PVA coating infiltrated and bridged the fibrous scaffold, moderating capillary wetting dynamics (from 3 s to 35–45 s) and stabilizing the moisture gradient, thereby improving voltage reproducibility and extending the output duration. An intermediate coating level (PVA2) provided the optimal current-voltage balance, achieving an Isc of 39.2 ± 0.7 μA and a Voc of 572 ± 22 mV. Finally, Co20-PVA2-MDEH was assembled into a 25-strip array and integrated with an energy-harvesting power management integrated circuit and capacitive storage to enable intermittent, battery-free Bluetooth Low Energy advertising (10 s per cycle), demonstrating a practical self-powered module for real-time water-leak sensing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":253,"journal":{"name":"Biomass & Bioenergy","volume":"211 ","pages":"Article 109236"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147387624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomass & BioenergyPub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-03-06DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109216
Daniel Chuquín-Vasco , Juan Ignacio Torregrosa-López , Vanesa G. Lo-Iacono-Ferreira
{"title":"Open-source kinetic modelling of downdraft biomass gasification in Python: validation and parametric analysis of syngas quality","authors":"Daniel Chuquín-Vasco , Juan Ignacio Torregrosa-López , Vanesa G. Lo-Iacono-Ferreira","doi":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109216","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109216","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An open-source, kinetic model for downdraft biomass gasification was developed in Python to provide a transparent and reproducible reactor-scale framework. The approach integrates coupled mass and energy balances with a 26-reaction kinetic set describing drying, multi-stage pyrolysis, oxidation, reduction, and tar cracking in a plug-flow configuration. Validation against laboratory-scale experimental data for Scots pine under air-blown conditions yielded an average mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 3.03% and a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.6693 for major syngas species (CO, CO<sub>2</sub>, H<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>). Additional validation using Miscanthus briquettes and rubber wood confirmed predictive robustness without parameter re-tuning, maintaining RMSE values below the established acceptance threshold (RMSE <1.60). Parametric analysis was conducted across representative ranges of equivalence ratio (ER), addition of steam(S/B), and pyrolysis temperature. Increasing ER reduced tar from 27.63 to 1.21 g Nm<sup>−3</sup> but decreased syngas energy content beyond the optimal point (ER ≈ 0.32). The higher heating value (HHV) ranged from 4.02 to 5.24 MJ Nm<sup>−3</sup>, while lower heating value (LHV) reached 4.97 MJ Nm<sup>−3</sup> at elevated pyrolysis temperatures. Steam addition increased H<sub>2</sub> up to 12.99 vol% (≈37% increase) with limited tar reduction (<5%). Temperature exerted the strongest influence, promoting near-complete tar conversion (99.7%). Overall, the proposed framework supports parametric, and reproducible model-based design of downdraft gasifiers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":253,"journal":{"name":"Biomass & Bioenergy","volume":"211 ","pages":"Article 109216"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147387595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Slurry flow in a valveless hydrothermal reactor and its application to hydrothermal decomposition of bamboo powder","authors":"Jiamin Yang , Ayaka Homma , Nao Matsuno , Daitaro Ishikawa , Toshiyuki Nonaka , Masaru Watanabe , Satoshi Okimura , Tomoyuki Fujii","doi":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109207","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109207","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A valveless hydrothermal reactor was developed to investigate the flowability and reaction behavior of bamboo powder slurry. A multi-stage model with 160 stages, each approximated as a horizontal tube, was proposed to predict slurry flow and reactor performance, using empirical formulas for pressure drop. This model captures the axial variation of bamboo powder during hydrothermal treatment. The treatment significantly altered bamboo composition and properties. Hemicellulose content decreased from 22.4% to 4.18%, and the reduction of the 1731 cm<sup>−1</sup> peak indicated preferential hemicellulose decomposition. The number of molecules required to completely cover the sorption sites (<em>q</em><sub><em>m</em></sub>) decreased from 0.0441 to 0.0336 g-water/g-dry solids, and the wettability indicator (<em>d</em><sub><em>c</em></sub><em>cosθ</em>) decreased from 23.7 to 15.5 nm, reflecting improved hygroscopicity, wettability, and dimensional stability of the hydrothermal products. Further investigation of xanthan gum decomposition, added as a dispersant, is needed to refine the model's predictive accuracy. Overall, this study demonstrates that hydrothermal treatment effectively modifies both structural and surface properties of bamboo powder, providing insights for optimizing biomass processing and improving product performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":253,"journal":{"name":"Biomass & Bioenergy","volume":"211 ","pages":"Article 109207"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147387596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomass & BioenergyPub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-02-22DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109107
Huaiyu Jin , Jinfeng Zhang , Enjie Yan, Zuopeng Fu, Fei Xie, Wenjiang Li
{"title":"Mo2C nanospheres on biomass-derived N-doped carbon for high-efficiency hydrogen evolution","authors":"Huaiyu Jin , Jinfeng Zhang , Enjie Yan, Zuopeng Fu, Fei Xie, Wenjiang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109107","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109107","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transition metal carbides, such as molybdenum carbide, are considered attractive, low-cost alternatives to noble metals for catalyzing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), owing to their electronic structures that resemble platinum. A key ongoing challenge, however, is the design of such catalysts that combine high activity with durable stability for practical water electrolysis. Herein, a sustainable strategy is developed for fabricating nitrogen-doped carbon-supported Mo<sub>2</sub>C nanoparticles (Mo<sub>2</sub>C@NC) through pyrolysis of biomass-derived yam precursors and molybdenum salts. The resulting hybrid electrocatalyst delivers promising HER activity in alkaline media, achieving an overpotential of 161 mV at 10 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> and a Tafel slope of 75.5 mV dec<sup>−1</sup>. This performance originates from the synergy within the Mo<sub>2</sub>C/NC architecture, which ensures ample active sites and rapid charge transfer. This approach thus provides a sustainable blueprint for designing cost-effective electrocatalysts and advancing energy conversion technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":253,"journal":{"name":"Biomass & Bioenergy","volume":"211 ","pages":"Article 109107"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146778252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biomass & BioenergyPub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-02-24DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109169
Issei Sato , Hiroto Toda , Tomohiro Yoshida , Takayuki Asada , Eko Bhakti Hardiyanto , Gianova Vierry Prasetyadi , Chihiro Kayo
{"title":"Greenhouse gas balance of Eucalyptus biomass fuel production from converted Japanese cedar and cypress forests: A temporal carbon balance assessment","authors":"Issei Sato , Hiroto Toda , Tomohiro Yoshida , Takayuki Asada , Eko Bhakti Hardiyanto , Gianova Vierry Prasetyadi , Chihiro Kayo","doi":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109169","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biombioe.2026.109169","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although the climate benefits of woody biomass are being questioned because of concerns over temporal carbon dynamics, Japan is considering the introduction of fast-growing <em>Eucalyptus</em> species by replacing cedar (<em>Cryptomeria japonica</em>) and cypress (<em>Chamaecyparis obtusa</em>). This study examined the greenhouse gas (GHG) balance of <em>Eucalyptus</em> biomass production through the conversion of 56-year-old cedar and cypress forests over a 56-year evaluation period. Two scenarios were evaluated: using cedar and cypress as cross-laminated timber (CLT) construction materials (Scenario 1) and as fuel (Scenario 2), with <em>Eucalyptus</em> as biomass fuel in both scenarios. Carbon dioxide emissions from cedar and cypress were counted as GHG emissions, whereas temporary carbon sequestration by <em>Eucalyptus</em> was treated as emission reductions. Scenario 1 considered the substitution effects of concrete, steel, and kerosene for lamina drying, whereas Scenario 2 evaluated only fossil fuel power generation substitution. Carbon dioxide emissions from cedar and cypress biomass in the initial year dominated GHG emissions (180.36 and 271.44 t-CO<sub>2</sub>/ha in Scenarios 1 and 2, respectively). Although the substitution effects from cedar and cypress utilization alone could not achieve net GHG reductions in any case, net reductions were achieved within the evaluation period in all cases through <em>Eucalyptus</em> fuel substitution. The timing of achieving emission reductions varied depending on the substitution target of <em>Eucalyptus</em> fuel. In comparison with conventional reforestation, <em>Eucalyptus</em> achieved earlier GHG reductions in all substitution cases. Although converting cedar and cypress forests to <em>Eucalyptus</em> requires careful consideration of temporary GHG increases, <em>Eucalyptus</em> introduction can serve as a viable climate-mitigation option.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":253,"journal":{"name":"Biomass & Bioenergy","volume":"211 ","pages":"Article 109169"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147279189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}