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

Informationen zum Autor Dr. N. El Bassam is the Director of International Research Centre for Renewable Energy (IFEED) in Germany. Klappentext First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Outlines the ecological requirements, methods of propagation, crop management, rotation and production, harvesting, handling and storage, and processing and utilization of biomass. This book also covers biomass accumulation, harvesting, transportation and storage, as well as conversion technologies for biofuels. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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• Authors: N. El Bassam, Nasir El Bassam, EL BASSAM NASIR
• Assisted by: N. El Bassam (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.03.2010
• EAN: 9781844078547
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-854-7
• No. of pages: 516
• Series: Routledge Studies in Bioenergy; Routledge Studies in Bioenergy
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; Ackerbau und landwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse, Alternative und erneuerbare Energiequellen und -technik