Bioenergy : biomass to biofuels / edited by Anju Dahiya.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dahiya, Anju, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomass energy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (659 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

London : Academic Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Depleting fossil fuel reserves and adverse effects of fluctuating oil prices have renewed interest in alternative and sustainable sources of energy. Bioenergy: Biomass to Biofuels takes on this topic and examines current and emerging feedstocks and advanced processes and technologies enabling the development of all possible alternative energy sources: solid (wood energy, grass energy, and other biomass), liquid (biodiesel, algae biofuel, ethanol), and gaseous/electric (biogas, syngas, bioelectricity). Divided into seven parts, Bioenergy gives thorough consideration to topics such as feedstock

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""Bioenergy Biomass to Biofuels""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""CHAPTER AUTHORS""; ""BIOENERGY � BIOMASS TO BIOFUELS PROGRAM STUDENT CONTRIBUTORS""; ""CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS""; ""EDITOR AND AUTHOR""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT'S BIOMASS TO BIOFUELS COURSE BRINGS REAL WORLD TO ACADEMIA AND VISA VERSA""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""How to Use this Book: Helpful Suggestions""; ""OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK""; ""HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS FOR BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE INSTRUCTORS ENGAGED IN BIOENERGY COURSES""

""ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR AN EXPERT (TEACHER, PROFESSOR, GUEST SPEAKER) PLANNING TO USE MATERIAL PROVIDED IN THIS BOOK AS ...""""BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SEVEN PARTS""; ""PART 1 BIOENERGY�BIOMASS TO BIOFUELS: AN OVERVIEW""; ""CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOENERGY""; ""PURPOSE""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BIOENERGY DEFINED""; ""BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND DRIVERS""; ""FEEDSTOCKS""; ""BIOMASS MATERIALS AND SOURCES""; ""BIOMASS SUPPLY AND AVAILABILITY""; ""OVERVIEW OF CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES""; ""CO-PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS""; ""SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS""; ""SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES""

""CONCLUSION""""Acknowledgments""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 2 - INTRODUCTION TO BIODIESEL AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS""; ""BIODIESEL STANDARDS""; ""BQ-9000 FUEL QUALITY PROGRAM""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""CHAPTER 3 - BIOENERGY: BIOMASS TO BIOFUELS GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND CONVERTION FACTORS""; ""Outline placeholder""; ""GLOSSARY OF TERMS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""QUICK REFERENCE LIST OF CONVERSION FACTORS USED FOR BIOENERGY FEEDSTOCK""; ""ENERGY UNITS""; ""SOME COMMON UNITS OF MEASURE""; ""AREAS AND CROP YIELDS""; ""BIOMASS ENERGY""; ""FOSSIL FUELS""

""CARBON CONTENT OF FOSSIL FUELS AND BIOENERGY FEEDSTOCKS""""PART 2 WOOD AND GRASS BIOMASS AS BIOFUELS""; ""CHAPTER 4 - WOOD BIOENERGY""; ""INTRODUCTION TO WOOD BIOENERGY""; ""WOOD ENERGY SOURCES: A VAST AND RENEWABLE RESOURCE""; ""WOOD BIOENERGY USES IN THE UNITED STATES AND WORLDWIDE""; ""VALUES AND BENEFITS OF WOOD BIOENERGY""; ""WOOD ENERGY SOURCES""; ""MANAGING WOOD BIOMASS FOR BIOENERGY""; ""HARVESTING, TRANSPORTING, AND STORING WOODY BIOMASS FOR BIOENERGY""; ""USING WOODY BIOMASS""; ""DIRECT COMBUSTION OPTIONS""; ""LIQUID AND GASEOUS BIOFUEL CONVERSION OPTIONS""

""BIOCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES""""THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES""; ""ECONOMICS OF WOODY BIOENERGY""; ""ECONOMICS OF WOODY BIOENERGY PRODUCTION""; ""SUSTAINABILITY OF WOODY BIOENERGY""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 5 - PERENNIAL GRASS BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING A PERENNIAL GRASS BIOMASS SYSTEM""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 6 - WOOD AND GRASS ENERGY SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS AND CASE STUDIES""; ""Outline placeholder""; ""REFERENCE""; ""SUBCHAPTER 6A - THE VERMONT BIOMASS ENERGY CO-OP""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""COMMUNITY PARTNER""

""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE VERMONT BIOMASS ENERGY CO-OP""

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-12-408120-7

OCLC:

897641124