Achieving carbon-negative bioenergy systems from plant materials / edited by Chris Saffron.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saffron, Chris, editor.

Series:

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomass energy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

This collection reviews advances in producing next-generation biofuels from plant materials. Part 1 discusses technologies such as biomass gasification, fast pyrolysis and torrefaction. Part 2 assesses advances in production of biofuels from crops such as jatropha, oilseeds, Miscanthus, switchgrass and willow.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Contents

Series list

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 Technologies

1 Biomass gasification for bioenergy

1 Introduction

2 Fundamentals of biomass gasification

3 Biomass gasification for heat and power generation

4 Fuel synthesis from biomass gasification synthesis gas

5 Carbon balance value of by-products from thermal gasification of biomass

6 System integration for polygeneration

7 Conclusion

8 Where to look for further information

9 References

2 Fast pyrolysis for biofuel production

2 Chemical reaction kinetics of fast pyrolysis

3 Fast pyrolysis process technologies

4 From hydroprocessing to catalytic upgrading

5 Co-products and uses in the market

6 Techno-economic analysis (TEA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) review

7 Commercialization and demonstration of biomass fast pyrolysis

8 Conclusion and future trends

9 Where to look for further information

10 References

3 Producing biofuels with torrefaction

2 Biomass as a sustainable energy source

3 The development of biomass pretreatment technologies

4 Biomass densification technologies

5 Pretreatment technologies: an overview

6 Steam explosion

7 Dry torrefaction

8 Pelleting/briquetting

9 Hydrothermal carbonization (wet torrefaction)

10 Advantages and limitations of biomass pretreatments

11 Use of torrefied biomass in power plants

12 Case study: use of torrefied wood pellets at Portland General Electric's Boardman Facility

13 Summary

14 Acknowledgements

15 References

16 Appendix: key sources on torrefaction

Part 2 Materials

4 Production of biodiesel from renewable sources

2 Types of feedstocks for biodiesel production.

3 Understanding transesterification for biodiesel production

4 Optimizing operating conditions for biodiesel synthesis

5 Optimizing supercritical transesterification technology for biodiesel production: a case study

6 Improving biodiesel quality

7 Conclusions

5 Production of biodiesel from oilseeds: Jatropha curcas

2 Characteristics of Jatropha curcas L.

3 Jatropha curcas as a biodiesel feedstock: transesterification

4 Factors affecting enzymatic transesterification using immobilized lipase

5 Life cycle assessment of Jatropha curcas for biodiesel production

6 Economic analysis of biodiesel production

7 References

6 Production of biodiesel from oilseeds: canola/rapeseed

2 Current technologies and constraints of biodiesel production

3 Life cycle assessment of canola/rapeseed biodiesel

4 Future trends and conclusion

5 Where to look for further information

6 References

7 Sustainable use of Miscanthus for biofuel

2 The energy balance

3 Nutrient-use efficiency

4 Water use/water-use efficiency

5 Carbon flux

6 Life cycle assessment (LCA) for different end uses

7 Traits and/or agronomy for improved sustainability

9 Acknowledgements

10 Where to look for further information

11 References

8 Sustainable use of switchgrass for biofuel

2 Switchgrass and environmental sustainability metrics

3 Challenges in becoming a primary feedstock resource

4 Switchgrass production and agronomics in the context of sustainability

5 Economic, policy and social issues

6 Case study

8 Future trends

10 References.

9 Sustainable production of willow for biofuel use

2 Feedstock quality for biofuel use

3 Feedstock productivity

4 Cropping security

5 Biodiversity

6 Nutrient uptake and use

7 Carbon accumulation and sequestration

8 Ecosystem services and environmental impact

9 Case study

10 Summary and future trends

11 Acknowledgements

12 Where to look for further information

13 References

10 Sustainable use of seaweed for biofuel

2 Seaweed as a feedstock for third-generation biofuels

3 Conversion technologies for biofuel production from seaweed: biochemical conversion by anaerobic digestion

4 Biochemical conversion by fermentation

5 Thermochemical conversion routes

6 Chemical conversion routes

7 Large-scale production case studies and technoeconomical assessments

Index.

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ISBN:

1-78676-254-4

OCLC:

1155328944