Table 1.
Potential lignocellulosic biomass that is available in US and their average yield (dry ton per acre).
| Plantation in US 2012 (million acres) | Average yield (dry ton/acre) | |
|---|---|---|
| Herbaceous agricultural residue | ||
| Corn | 90.0 | 3.1 |
| Grain sorghum | 7.5 | 1.2 |
| Oat | 3.4 | 1.1 |
| Barley | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| Wheat | 60.5 | 1.6 |
| Soybean | 71.5 | 2.3 |
| Cotton | 9.7 | |
| Rice | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Sugar cane bagasse | 0.9 | 15.0 |
| Dedicated energy crop | ||
| LIHD prairie | 1.8 | |
| Managed native prairie | 2.5 | |
| Shawnee switchgrass | 5.0 | |
| Bioenergy switchgrass | 7.4 | |
| Hybrid switchgrass | 9.4 | |
| Miscanthus | 13.2 | |
| Woody residues | ||
| Hybrid Poplar | 7.0 | |
| Eucalyptus | 9.0 | |
| Pine | 5.1 |