Prospects for the utilization of the prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata for bioenergy production in Moldova

Abstract

This research was aimed at evaluating the biomass energy indices of the Spartina pectinata, grown in monoculture in collections of the National Botanical Garden (Institute) Chişinău. The physical and mechanical properties of dry biomass and biosolid fuel were determined according to the national standards in Laboratory of Biosolid Fuel SAUM, cell wall components have been determined by NIRS technique PERTEN DA 7200 of the Research and Development Institute for Grassland Braşov, Romania.