<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Slovakia is acountry with limited natural resources, therefore its essential task is to search for new renewable sources of energy to reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels. The results of research confirmed that the Common Reed (<italic>Phragmites australis</italic> (Cav.) Trin.) has considerable potential of phytomass production and energy storage (calorific value reached 17,448 J g−1 d.w.). Biomass production of Common Reed under natural conditions of the lower Liptov region reached 12.702 tons of a dry mater per hectare with the calculated energy storage of 221.622 GJ ha−1. The average biogas production was 351.31 l kg−1 of a dry matter of which the methane (CH4) content represents 185.21 l kg−1 (52.72%). With regards to the values of combustion heat, a calorific value and the production of methane it can also be noted that in case of Common Reed it is more profitable to focus on direct combustion of biomass than the production of biogas and methane.</abstract>

Slovakia is acountry with limited natural resources, therefore its essential task is to search for new renewable sources of energy to reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels. The results of research confirmed that the Common Reed (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.) has considerable potential of phytomass production and energy storage (calorific value reached 17,448 J g−1 d.w.). Biomass production of Common Reed under natural conditions of the lower Liptov region reached 12.702 tons of a dry mater per hectare with the calculated energy storage of 221.622 GJ ha−1. The average biogas production was 351.31 l kg−1 of a dry matter of which the methane (CH4) content represents 185.21 l kg−1 (52.72%). With regards to the values of combustion heat, a calorific value and the production of methane it can also be noted that in case of Common Reed it is more profitable to focus on direct combustion of biomass than the production of biogas and methane.

Energy production analysis of Common Reed – <italic>Phragmites australis</italic> (Cav.) Trin.

Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Education

Institute of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Faculty of Education

Folia Oecologica

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Energy production analysis of Common Reed –  (Cav.) Trin.

Slovakia is acountry with limited natural resources, therefore its essential task is to search for new renewable sources of energy to reduce its dependence on...

Energy production analysis of Common Reed – Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.

Published Online: Feb 10, 2018

Page range: 107 - 113

Received: Jun 06, 2016

Accepted: Nov 10, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foecol-2017-0013

Keywords
Common Reed, growth and energy parameters, production, phytomass

© 2017 Jaroslav Demko et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Energy production analysis of Common Reed – Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.

Published Online: Feb 10, 2018

Page range: 107 - 113

Received: Jun 06, 2016

Accepted: Nov 10, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foecol-2017-0013

KeywordsCommon Reed, growth and energy parameters, production, phytomass

© 2017 Jaroslav Demko et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Common Reed, growth and energy parameters, production, phytomass