Investigating the impact of land use change for bioenergy production with respect to value added cost and water quality in random conditions

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran

2 MSc, Department of Industrial Engineering, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of land use change for bioenergy production by considering the cost of value added and water quality in random conditions using waste and wheat residues that have produced biofuels. Therefore, a linear model for land use change was presented with the aim of reducing total costs and increasing production efficiency. In random conditions, the model was solved using GAMS software and the computational results and comparisons show the optimal performance of the effect of land use change for biofuel production based on value added cost and water quality in different scenarios. By selecting Ajabshir city as a study area and selecting 9 different products and examining the products in terms of costs and added value of each product, we came to the conclusion that planting and producing wheat for biofuel production It is both cost-effective and cost-effective and has less of an impact on water pollution. Due to the need for less fertilizer, which leads to a lower amount of nitrate in the soil, which also reduces the percentage of water pollution during biofuel production, less damage to the environment and be economically affordable for the residents of Ajabshir city.

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  • Receive Date: 27 October 2020
  • Revise Date: 14 August 2021
  • Accept Date: 31 August 2021

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