Rice straw as a feedstock for biofuels: availability, recalcitrance, and chemical properties

A Satlewal, R Agrawal, S Bhagia, P Das… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The surplus availability of rice straw, its limited usage, and environmental pollution caused
by its inefficient burning has fostered research for its valorization to biofuels. This review …

Sustainable alternatives to carbon intensive paddy field burning in India: A framework for cleaner production in agriculture, energy, and construction industries

G Athira, A Bahurudeen, S Appari - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
Field burning of rice straw as a method of disposal by farmers is a major concern as the
smoke and harmful emissions from it causes dangerous levels of pollution. Seven out of ten …

Optimization of organosolv pretreatment of rice straw for enhanced biohydrogen production using Enterobacter aerogenes

N Asadi, H Zilouei - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Ethanol organosolv pretreated rice straw was used to produce biohydrogen using
Enterobacter aerogenes. The effect of temperature (120–180° C), residence time (30–90 …

Sustainability in residue management: a review with special reference to Indian agriculture

M Verma, P Singh, M Dhanorkar - Paddy and Water Environment, 2024 - Springer
Burning agricultural waste emerged as a prominent air pollution source that is widely
prevalent across the entire Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Northern states. Cereal …

Determinants of wheat residue burning: Evidence from India

AA Lopes, D Tasneem, A Viriyavipart - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Postharvest crop residue burning (CRB) is a major policy issue in several developing
countries because of harmful environmental and public health consequences. While the …

A mixed-methods community-based participatory research to explore stakeholder's perspectives and to quantify the effect of crop residue burning on air and human …

T Trushna, V Diwan, SS Nandi, SB Aher, RR Tiwari… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Crop residue burning adversely affects air quality and consequently human
health. India, being one of the largest agro-economies of the world, produces around 500 …

Crop residue burning increased during the COVID-19 lockdown: A case study of rural India

AA Lopes, A Viriyavipart - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The customary practice of crop residue burning (CRB) is a major policy concern across
several developing economies because of the associated increase in air pollution and …

Crop residue management: a novel technique for restoring soil health and sustainable intensification in India

A Kumawat, RS Meena, I Rashmi, A Kumar… - Sustainable …, 2021 - Springer
India has achieved a record food grain production of~ 300 million tonnes in 2019–2020.
Simultaneous production of a large volume of crop residues (CRs) is natural. It is …

[PDF][PDF] Crop residue management under changing climate scenario

J Sahu, M Prasad, R Sahu, D Kumar… - Current Journal of …, 2019 - academia.edu
An effort has been made to study the effect of climate change on crop residues and need of
crop residue management in present environmental condition. Crop residue management …

Building Bridges between Natural Nutrient Sources and Fertilizers for Soil Health and Sustainable Food Security

BL Bumb, JC Katyal, U Singh - Soil Organic Carbon and Feeding …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
A common piece of land served the purpose of arable farming and animal rearing; crop
residues and animal dung and excreta enriched soil fertility. The adoption of green …