热带木本生物质能源树种——油棕

Oil Palm:A tropical woody tree species as biomass energy

油棕是一种重要的热带木本生物质能源树种,具有结果期长、产量和含油量高等特点。随着原油价格的不断上涨,生物柴油的发展日益受到关注。而棕榈油由于生产成本低廉,成为生产生物柴油最具竞争力的原料。本文分别综述了油棕的基本特性、全球及我国棕榈油生产贸易和消费状况、我国发展油棕产业的重要意义,在此基础上对我国发展油棕产业的可行性和前景进行了探讨。

Oil palm is an important tropical woody tree species for biomass energy.It possesses the characteristics of long fruiting stage,high yield and oil content.With the increase of crude oil prices,the development of biodiesel is receiving more attention.Palm oil is a very promising and competitive raw material for producing biodiesel due to low production cost.In this paper,we summarize the main characteristics of oil palm including palm oil production,trade,consumption of the world and in China.The importance,feasibility and prospects of developing an oil palm industry in China is also discussed.