Development of Woody Biomass Harvesting System : Cutting Characteristics of Bishop wood

• IWASAKI Koichi

  Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University

• TERAOKA Yukio

  Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University

• SUEYOSHI Takeshi

  Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 木質バイオマス収穫システムの構築 : アカギの切断抵抗特性について

Abstract

The way of using woody biomass varies in burning, producing ethanol, gasification and so on. Some researches have been made for cultivating and producing short rotation trees as an energy source. Woody biomass such as willow or hybrid poplar is grown in European and North American countries. In that area, sugarcane harvester is used for harvesting woody biomass production. While in the south-west islands of Japan, sugarcane is grown as one of the main crops and many harvesters are used. Also, considerable area is expected for woody biomass production. There should be big potential to grow short rotation trees for energy source in that area under the subtropical climate. In this study, the production possibility of woody biomass in south-west islands of Japan is discussed. For testing the adjustability with the sugarcane production, the cutting resistances of some selected species were measured using the cutting knife of the sugarcane harvester.

Journal

• Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Technology Management

  Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Technology Management 14 (2), 81-85, 2007-12-15

  Japanese Society of Agricultural Technology Management

Keywords

• bishop wood
• cutting resistance
• energy plantation
• sugarcane harvester
• woody biomass

Details

• CRID: 1390001288129654144
• NII Article ID: 110006534031
• NII Book ID: AA11646210
• DOI: 10.20809/seisan.14.2_81
• ISSN: 24242403
• ISSN: 13410156
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed