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Miscanthus giganteus (left) and sweet sorghum (right) cultivated on polluted soil in Copsa mica area.

Miscanthus giganteus (left) and sweet sorghum (right) cultivated on polluted soil in Copsa mica area.

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Biorefinery applied in heavy metals polluted lands proposed here describes a process starting from soil (polluted and unfit for food and feed production) and solar energy stored in carbohydrates (regarded here as a solar energy carrier) to deliver liquid and gaseous biofuels, green building block chemicals for the market and return the rest of the...

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... sorghum has been cultivated as well, as trials in a former research projects, obtaining high yields: 60-100 to/ha of fresh mater, or up to 35 to/ha of biomass dry matter. Figure 4 is an example of Miscanthus giganteus cultures adopted by local land owners to use the polluted soil for energy purpose. ...