Handbook of Bioenergy Crops: A Complete Reference to Species, Development and Applications

ISBN-13: 9781844078547 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 516 str.

N. El Bassam

Opis

Biomass currently accounts for about 15 per cent of global primary energy consumption and is playing an increasingly important role in the face of climate change, energy and food security concerns. This definitive reference work also features full technical information on crops with biofuel potential.

Spis treści

Part 1: Fuel and Feed the World  1. Global Energy Production, Consumption and Potentials of Biomass  2. Bioenergy Crops versus Food Crops  3. Transportation Biofuels 4. Primary Biomass Productivity, Current Yield Potentials, Water and Land Availability 5. Harvesting, Logistic and Delivery of Biomass  6. Technical Overview: Feedstocks, Types of Biofuels and Conversion Technologies  7. Environmental Impact  8. Economic and Social Dimensions  9. Integrated Bionergy Farms and Rural Settlements  Part 2: Energy Crops Guide  10. Energy Crops Guide  Part 3  11. Ethanol Crops  12. Oil Crops  13. Biogas from Crops  14. Hydrogen and Methanol Crops 15. Underutilized and Unexploited Crops.  Appendices

O autorze

Dr. N. El Bassam is the Director of International Research Centre for Renewable Energy (IFEED) in Germany.