Room: Auditorium
Date: Monday, 24 June 2024
Time: 17:30 - 18:30 CEST
Session code 1AO.7
Biomass feedstocks to meet biomass demand for bioenergy and biorefieneries
Adaptability of Camelina Sativa to Heavy Metals Polluted Soil
Short Introductive summary
The possibility of using energy crops, which combine good phytoremediation potential with biomass production for bioenergy purposes, highlights the opportunity to enhance these areas that would otherwise lie fallow and increase environmental pollution. For example, Camelina sativa , an oilseed plant in the Brassicaceae family, is a deep-rooted annual crop and the oil extracted from its seeds is an excellent substitute for some biofuels such as diesel or jet fuel. In this study, Camelina sativa was tested in soils contaminated with different levels of zinc, cadmium, lead and nickel. The aim was to assess the tolerance of this crop to increasing concentrations of heavy metals in the soil.
Presenter
Barbara Rachele CIARAMELLA
University of Catania, ITALY
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Co-authors:
C. Patanè, CNR - IBE, Catania, ITALY
S.L. Cosentino, University of Catania, ITALY
S. Calcagno, University of Catania, ITALY
C. Patania, University of Catania, ITALY
A. Iurato, University of Catania, ITALY
G. Testa, University of Catania, ITALY
Session reference: 1AO.7.4