Invasive Species Application in Bioeconomy. Case Study Heracleum Sosnowskyi Menden in Latvia

Energy Procedia 2017
Lauma Žihare, Dagnija Blumberga

Since there is a constant battle with invasive species – Heracleum Sosnowskyi Menden in Latvia, the case study aim is to evaluate possible solutions for the use of the hogweed and find if there is socio-economic benefit, greater added value and possibility to use it effectively in bioeconomy. The most explored aspect is hogweed use in biobutanol production. Evaluation has been determined with cost-benefit analysis and environmental impact assessment. The obtained testing results shows that producing products with higher added value is biobutanol production.

Keywords
herecleum sosnowskyi; hogweed; feedstock; biobutanol; invasive species; bioeconomy
DOI
10.1016/j.egypro.2017.04.060
Hyperlink
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610217321835

Žihare, L., Blumberga, D. Invasive Species Application in Bioeconomy. Case Study Heracleum Sosnowskyi Menden in Latvia. In: Energy Procedia, Latvia, Rīga, 12-16 October, 2016. Germany: Elsevier, 2017, pp.238-241. ISSN 1876-6102. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.04.060

Publication language
English (en)