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Sustainability Analysis

Sustainability and Human Dimensions

The Team:Zachary Freedman (Lead), Chad Bolding (Co-Lead), Tristan Brown, Robert Burns, Jason Hubbart, and Charlene Kelly.

This scope aims to evaluate the sustainability and human dimensions of the developed system, bioeconomic development through integrated outreach programs. Explore data and models that will serve as a compass, guiding the sustainable development of the bio-based industry.

1. Best Management Practices, Erosion, Residual Woody Biomass, and Soil Disturbances Within Biomass and Conventional Clearcut Harvests in Virginia’s Coastal Plain

Forest residue for energy has grown, with more expected. But this raise worries about erosion, nutrients, and water quality. To address erosion and water quality concerns, post-harvest erosion rates, operational feature areas, best management practice (BMP) implementation, residual ground cover, soil disturbance, and forest residue concentrations were evaluated.

Best Management Practices, Erosion, Residual Woody Biomass, and Soil Disturbances  

2. Innovative cycling reaction mechanisms of CO 2  absorption in amino acid salt solvents

This study determined the reaction mechanisms of AAS solvents with base to AA ratio over equimolar and the potential benefits of such solvents for CO2 absorption.

Innovative cycling reaction mechanisms of CO 2  absorption  


Task Group 4: Sustainability Analysis Year 4 efforts page 1

Task Group 4: Sustainability Analysis year 4 efforts page 2

More REsources

Life Cycle Assessment, by Dr. Seyed Avval, US Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory  

Sustainability Analysis Team and Graphic