Leidivan Almeida Frazão

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil

Leidivan Almeida Frazão is Professor of Soil Science and coordinator of the Graduate Program in Plant Science (2017-2020) at Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Institute of Agricultural Sciences. She received a BSc in Agronomic Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos in 2004, and an MSc in Chemistry in Agriculture and Environment and a DSc in Soil and Plant Nutrition from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, in 2007 and 2012, respectively. She has published papers in international peer-reviewed journals about the management of soil organic matter compartments, soil carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions from different agricultural systems. Currently, her main focus of research is dynamics of soil organic matter under agrosilvopastoral and agroforestry systems in Brazil in collaboration with various national and international institutions.

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This book discusses different strategies that can be adopted by agriculture and industry to enhance CO2 sequestration and reduce the impacts of global warming and climate change. Written by researchers from different fields, chapters cover such topics as the management of agricultural systems with the implementation of agronomic practices that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase soil carbon stocks, the technology of adsorption on activated carbon from low-cost raw material, and the effective methods of carbon capture and storage, among others. This volume is a useful reference for the general public, undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers who aim to deepen their knowledge of those topics.

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CO2 Sequestration

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Introductory Chapter: CO₂ Sequestration

By Leidivan A. Frazão, Junio C. Silva and Adriana M. Silva-Olaya

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Greenhouse Gas Assessment and Strategies to Achieve CO₂ Sequestration in the Brazilian Palm Oil Life Cycle

By Leidivan Almeida Frazão, Guilherme Silva Raucci, João Luis Nunes Carvalho, Marcelo Valadares Galdos, Cindy Silva Moreira, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri and Carlos Clemente Cerri

As the palm oil production is expanding in Brazilian Amazon region, this study aimed to determinate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since the agricultural phase to transportation of crude palm oil (CPO) and then indicate strategies to achieve the CO2 sequestration. The scope of this study comprised since the stage of oil palm seedlings production until the transportation of CPO. Inventory data for the year of 2009 included the agricultural production of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and the extraction and transportation of CPO. The management of palm oil mill effluent (POME), use of fertilizers, fuels, pesticides, and electricity contributed to 66.5, 17.9, 15.1, 0.4, and 0.1% of the total emissions, respectively. Agricultural phase, CPO extraction, and transportation emitted 32,131, 79,590, and 1,104 t CO2-eq, respectively. The carbon (C) footprint was 0.79 t CO2-eq / t CPO, and the highest GHG emissions were associated to the management of POME. On the other hand, the use of all residues from the mill as fertilizer substitute can minimize the GHG emissions and increase soil C stocks. In addition, the methane (CH4) from POME captured and used for steam or electricity is also a viable alternative to reduce the GHG emissions.

Part of the book: CO2 Sequestration

Leidivan Almeida Frazão

Latest work with IntechOpen by Leidivan Almeida Frazão

CO2 Sequestration

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