Compute the rate at which carbon is extracted from the atmosphere by a forest growing at the

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Compute the rate at which carbon is extracted from the atmosphere by a forest growing at the net rate of 4 t/ha y. Assume that the wood is purely composed of cellulose. Compare the carbon savings realized by sequestering this carbon to that realized by using corn ethanol grown on the same land as a motor fuel, according to the estimate in Box 26.6. 

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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