Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals
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Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals

  1. 651 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals

About this book

Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals serves as a comprehensive introduction to the subject for the student and educator, and is useful for researchers who are interested in the technical details of biomass energy production. The coverage and discussion are multidisciplinary, reflecting the many scientific and engineering disciplines involved. The book will appeal to a broad range of energy professionals and specialists, farmers and foresters who are searching for methods of selecting, growing, and converting energy crops, entrepreneurs who are commercializing biomass energy projects, and those involved in designing solid and liquid waste disposal-energy recovery systems. - Presents a graduated treatment from basic principles to the details of specific technologies - Includes a critical analysis of many biomass energy research and commercialization activities - Proposes several new technical approaches to improve efficiencies, net energy production, and economics - Reviews failed projects, as well as successes, and methods for overcoming barriers to commercialization - Written by a leader in the field with 40 years of educational, research, and commercialization experience

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. About the Author
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgment
  8. Chapter 1. Energy Consumption, Reserves, Depletion, and Environmental Issues
  9. Chapter 2. Biomass as an Energy Resource: Concept and Markets
  10. Chapter 3. Photosynthesis of Biomass and Its Conversion- Related Properties
  11. Chapter 4. Virgin Biomass Production
  12. Chapter 5. Waste Biomass Abundance, Energy Potential, and Availability
  13. Chapter 6. Physical Conversion Processes
  14. Chapter 7. Thermal Conversion: Combustion
  15. Chapter 8. Thermal Conversion: Pyrolysis and Liquefaction
  16. Chapter 9. Thermal Conversion: Gasification
  17. Chapter 10. Natural Biochemical Liquefaction
  18. Chapter 11. Synthetic Oxygenated Liquid Fuels
  19. Chapter 12. Microbial Conversion: Gasification
  20. Chapter 13. Organic Commodity Chemicals from Biomass
  21. Chapter 14. Integrated Biomass Production-Conversion Systems and Net Energy Production
  22. Epilogue
  23. Appendix A: Units and Conversion Factors
  24. Appendix B: Calculation of Fossil Fuel Reserves Depletion Times
  25. Appendix C: Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion, and Human and Animal Respiration
  26. Index