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. 2020 Apr 2;5(14):7950–7955. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04340

Table 6. Comparison of Monthly CO2 Emissions due to the Transportation of Coal from the Supplier and Organic Sugarcane Straw from the Field to the Mill.

    no. of trips
 distance (km)
 emission kg CO2/month
feedstock method of collection min max min max min max
coal N/A 1 1 471 505 428 621
sugarcane straw baled biomass 2 2 11.6 11.6 76 155
  chopped biomass 2 3 11.6 17.4 76 232
  nonea 4 5 23.2 29 152 387
a

No operation was done. The biomass was collected as it was in the field.