ORIGINAL PAPER
Characteristic of carbon dioxide absorption by cereals in Poland and China
Chong Li
3
1
Lublin University of Technology
2
Faculty of Environmental Engineering
3
Zhejiang A&F University, China
Submission date: 2018-11-16
Final revision date: 2018-11-30
Acceptance date: 2019-03-08
Publication date: 2018-03-31
Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi – Mineral Resources Management 2019;35(1):165-176
KEYWORDS
climate changecarbon dioxide emissionsterrestrial ecosystemscarbon dioxide sequestrationphotosynthesis
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The reports of Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change indicate that the growing emission of
greenhouse gases, produced from the combustion of fossil fuels, mainly carbon dioxide, leads to negative
climate changes. Therefore, the methods of mitigating the greenhouse gases emission to the atmosphere,
especially of carbon dioxide, are being sought. Numerous studies are focused on so-called
geological sequestration, i.e. injecting carbon dioxide to appropriate geological strata or ocean waters.
One of the methods, which are not fully utilized, is the application of appropriate techniques in agriculture.
The plant production in agriculture is based on the absorption of carbon dioxide in the photosynthesis
process. Increasing the plant production directly leads to the absorption of carbon dioxide.
Therefore, investigation of carbon dioxide absorption by particular crops is a key issue. In Poland, ca.
7.6 mln ha of cereals is cultivated, including: rye, wheat, triticale, oat and barley. These plants absorb
approximately 23.8 mln t C annually, including 9.8 mln t C/yr in grains, 9.4 mln t C/yr in straw and
4.7 mln t C/yr in roots. The China, these cereals are cultivated on the area over 24 mln ha and absorb
98.9 mln t C/yr, including 55 mln tC/yr in grains, 36 in straw, and 7.9 mln t C/yr in roots. The second
direction for mitigating the carbon dioxide emission into the atmosphere involves substituting fossil
fuels with renewable energy sources to deliver primary energy. Cultivation of winter cereals as cover
crops may lead to the enhancement of carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere in the course of
their growth. Moreover, the produced biomass can be used for energy generation.
METADATA IN OTHER LANGUAGES:
Polish
Charakterystyka absorbcji dwutlenku węgla przez zboża w Polsce i Chinach
zmiana klimatu, emisje dwutlenku węgla, ekosystemy lądowe, sekwestracja dwutlenku węgla, fotosynteza
Z raportów Międzynarodowego Zespołu ds. Zmian Klimatu (IPCC) wynika, że rosnąca emisja
gazów cieplarnianych, głównie dwutlenku węgla pochodzącego ze spalania paliw kopalnych, prowadzi
do negatywnych zmian klimatu. Wobec takiego zagrożenia poszukuje się metod prowadzących do
ograniczenia emisji do atmosfery gazów cieplarnianych, w szczególności dwutlenku węgla. Badania
nad ograniczeniem emisji dwutlenku węgla koncentrują się głównie nad tzw. sekwestracją geologiczną,
czyli zatłaczaniem dwutlenku węgla do odpowiednich pokładów geologicznych lub wód oceanicznych.
Jednym ze sposobów, nie w pełni wykorzystanych, jest stosowanie odpowiednich technik
w rolnictwie. Roślinna produkcja w rolnictwie oparta jest na absorpcji dwutlenku węgla w procesie
fotosyntezy. Zwiększenie produkcji roślinnej prowadzi bezpośrednio do wzrostu absorpcji dwutlenku
węgla. Dlatego ważnym zagadnieniem jest poznanie absorpcji dwutlenku węgla przez poszczególne
uprawy. W Polsce na obszarze o powierzchni 7,6 mln ha uprawia się zboża: żyto, pszenicę, pszenżyto,
owies i jęczmień. Rośliny te absorbują rocznie około 23,8 mln t C, z tego 9,8 mln t C/rok w ziarnach,
9,4 mln t C/rok w słomie i 4,7 mln t C/rok w korzeniach. W Chinach zboża te uprawiane są na powierzchni
przekraczającej 24 mln ha i absorbują 98,9 mln t C/rok, z tego w ziarnach 55 mln t C/rok,
w słomie 36 mln t C/rok, a 7,9 mln t C/rok w korzeniach. Drugim kierunkiem ograniczania emisji
dwutlenku węgla do atmosfery jest zastępowanie paliw kopalnych, stanowiących źródło energii pierwotnej,
przez odnawialne źródła energii. Uprawa zbóż ozimych jako roślin okrywowych może prowadzić
do intensyfikacji usuwania dwutlenku węgla z atmosfery. Ponadto wyprodukowana biomasa
może być wykorzystana jako surowiec do produkcji energii.
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