Unpublished Paper
Assessment of woody biomass as a niche feedstock for biobased products in Iowa
Leopold Center Completed Grant Reports
Project ID
E2009-26
Abstract
This project carried out an assessment of the appropriate ecological, economic, technological, and social scaling factors of Iowa woody biomass resources to inform public policy initiatives as well as public and private investments in this valuable resource.
Key Question
The key questions about woody biomass in Iowa are: where is this material, in what form does this material exist and to what degree are the various decision makers interested in biomass management and regional bioenergy development?
Findings
By assessing existing forest resource inventory data and surveying or interviewing the key decision makers (private woodland owners in particular), the investigators were able to characterize a baseline understanding of the role that woody biomass can play in near- and far-term bioenergy development.
Principal Investigator(s)
John Tyndall
Co-Investigator(s)
Jesse Randall, Tricia Knoot, Julie Blanchong
Year of Grant Completion
2012
Disciplines
Citation Information
John Tyndall, Jesse Randall, Tricia G. Knoot and Julie A. Blanchong. "Assessment of woody biomass as a niche feedstock for biobased products in Iowa" (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_tyndall/30/