Water use in biofuel crop production

Michael J. Ottman

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Abstract

Biofuel production has increased in the US due to government policy of energy independence and security. Ethanol can be produced from a variety of crops including grain, sugar, cellulose, and oil seed crops. The primary biofuel crop in the US, corn, uses less water than some crops but more than others. Producing corn for biofuels in the US has resulted in less irrigation water application to crops, since corn is irrigated with less water than the crops it has replaced, such as cotton. By 2030, water withdrawals for biofuel crops are projected at 4% of the total worldwide, but will be 22% of the total in the US, or 2-3 times that amount depending on irrigation water application to cellulosic ethanol crops.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAmerican Chemical Society - 238th National Meeting and Exposition, ACS 2009, Abstracts of Scientific Papers
StatePublished - 2009
Event238th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009 - Washington, DC, United States
Duration: Aug 16 2009Aug 20 2009

Publication series

NameACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
ISSN (Print)0065-7727

Other

Other238th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington, DC
Period8/16/098/20/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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