Biological barriers to cellulosic ethanol / Ernest V. Burkheisser, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burkheisser, Ernest V.

Series:

Renewable energy.

Renewable energy : research, development and policies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cellulose--Biotechnology.

Cellulose.

Biomass energy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Defines barriers and challenges to a rapid expansion of cellulosic-ethanol production and determine ways to speed solutions through concerted application of modern biology tools as part of a joint research agenda.

Contents:

""BIOLOGICAL BARRIERSTO CELLULOSIC ETHANOL""; ""BIOLOGICAL BARRIERS TO CELLULOSIC ETHANOL""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""JOINT WORKSHOP CHALLENGES BIOFUEL SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES""; ""AMERICA�S ENERGY CHALLENGES""; ""The Promise of Biofuels""; ""A GROWING MANDATE FOR BIOFUELS: POLICY,LEGISLATIVE, AND OTHER DRIVERS""; ""BENEFITS OF BIOFUELS""; ""National Energy Security Benefits""; ""Economic Benefits""; ""Environmental Benefits""; ""Climate Change""; ""Other Environmental Benefits""; ""FEASIBILITY OF BIOFUELS""; ""Land Availability""

""A BILLION-TON ANNUAL SUPPLY OF BIOMASS: SUMMARY OFPOTENTIAL FOREST AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES""""Agricultural Sustainability of Biomass Production""; ""Today � Fuel Ethanol Production from Corn Grain (Starch Ethanol)""; ""Tomorrow � Biorefinery Concept to Produce Fuel Ethanol from CellulosicBiomass""; ""Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI)""; ""EERE OBP PLATFORM FOR INTEGRATED BIOREFINERIES""; ""ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL ISSUES FOR WIDESPREADDEVELOPMENT OF CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS""; ""DOE OFFICE OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS""

""BIOMASS TO BIOFUELS WORKSHOP: CREATING A COMMONRESEARCH AGENDA TO OVERCOME TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS""""CITED REFERENCES""; ""BACKGROUND READING""; ""TECHNICAL STRATEGY: DEVELOPMENTOF A VIABLE CELLULOSIC BIOMASSTO BIOFUEL INDUSTRY""; ""RESEARCH PHASE (WITHIN 5 YEARS)""; ""Feedstock Use and Optimization""; ""Deconstruction""; ""Fermentation and Recovery""; ""TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PHASE (WITHIN 10 YEARS)""; ""Feedstocks""; ""Deconstruction""; ""Fermentation and Recovery""; ""SYSTEMS INTEGRATION PHASE (WITHIN 15 YEARS)""; ""Integration and Consolidation""

""SYSTEMS BIOLOGY TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TOCELLULOSIC ETHANOL""""LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS CHARACTERISTICS""; ""Makeup, Structure, and Processability""; ""IMAGE ANALYSIS OF BIOENERGY PLANT CELL SURFACES AT THEOBP BIOMASS SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION LAB (BSCL)""; ""STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF CELL WALLS""; ""OPTIMIZING LIGNIN COMPOSITION FOR MORE EFFICIENTBIOETHANOL PRODUCTION""; ""FACTORS IN RECALCITRANCE OF LIGNOCELLULOSEPROCESSING TO SUGARS""; ""Plant Architecture""; ""Cell-Wall Architecture""; ""Molecular Structure""; ""OPTIMIZING HEMICELLULOSE ACETYLATION IN CELL WALLS""

""Hemicellulose Acetylation Degradation Products Are Toxic to Microbes""""OPTIMIZATION OF PLANT CELL WALLS""; ""Understanding Cell-Wall Structure and Function""; ""Control of Lignin Synthesis and Structure""; ""IMPROVED METHODS, TOOLS, AND TECHNOLOGIES""; ""Technical Milestones""; ""Within 5 years""; ""Within 10 years""; ""Within 15 years""; ""CITED REFERENCES""; ""FEEDSTOCKS FOR BIOFUELS""; ""THE ARGUMENT FOR PERENNIAL BIOMASS CROPS""; ""CREATION OF A NEW GENERATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSICENERGY CROPS""; ""Maximizing Biomass Productivity""; ""Domestication of Energy Crops""

""ENHANCING POPLAR TRAITS FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61122-448-9

OCLC:

923657956