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As concerns regarding increasing energy prices, global warming and renewable resources continue to grow, so has scientific discovery into agricultural biomass conversion. Plant Biomass Conversion addresses both the development of plant biomass and conversion technology, in addition to issues surroun...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Biomass and biofuels series
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470959138 |
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As concerns regarding increasing energy prices, global warming and renewable resources continue to grow, so has scientific discovery into agricultural biomass conversion. Plant Biomass Conversion addresses both the development of plant biomass and conversion technology, in addition to issues surrounding biomass conversion, such as the affect on water resources and soil sustainability. This book also offers a brief overview of the current status of the industry and examples of production plants being used in current biomass conversion efforts. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 358 p. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780470959138 (electronic bk.) 0470959134 (electronic bk.) 9780813816944 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0813816947 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | TP248 |
| CLC: | TK6 |
| Contents: | The Bioeconomy: A New Era of Products Derived from Renewable Plant-Based Feedstocks / Peter Nelson, Elizabeth Hood, Randall Powell -- Agricultural Residues / James Hettenhaus -- Growing Systems for Traditional and New Forest-Based Materials / Randall Rousseau, Janet Hawkes, Shijie Liu, Tom Amidon -- Dedicated Herbaceous Energy Crops / Keat (Thomas) Teoh, Shivakumar Pattada Devaiah, Deborah Vicuna Requesens, Elizabeth E Hood -- Municipal Solid Waste as a Biomass Feedstock / David J Webster -- Water Sustainability in Biomass Cropping Systems / Jennifer L Bouldin, Rodney E Wright -- Soil Sustai |