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Researchers, students and engineers working with biofuels and biomass are increasingly expected to comprehend a new holistic systems perspective that begins with wise crop breeding and cultivation techniques and informs the entire conversion to energy process. This volume provides diverse examples o...
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124046092 |
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Researchers, students and engineers working with biofuels and biomass are increasingly expected to comprehend a new holistic systems perspective that begins with wise crop breeding and cultivation techniques and informs the entire conversion to energy process. This volume provides diverse examples of successfully implemented sustainable biomass research in Asia, highlighting the challenges faced by designers of new biomass production facilities and tips on how to develop approaches to overcome them. In addition to providing an authoritative guide on the utilization of the authors' sample feedstocks, rice straw and sunflower, the authors provide lessons relevant to stakeholders involved with all manner of biomass production projects by drawing out important comparisons and contrasts that must be taken into account when deciding how to utilize biomass as an energy resource in a way that is economically feasible and environmentally sustainable. Provides diverse examples of successfully implemented biomass research, highlighting insights on common bottlenecks and approaches developed to overcome them. Features coverage of the full feedstock life cycle, from crop breeding to commercial application, focusing on 3 key areas: biomass production, biofuel conversion technologies, and sustainable practices. Examines two regionally compatible feedstock, rice-straw and sunflower, performing a compare and contrast analysis of agricultural production methods, economics, conversion systems, and environmental impacts. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (399 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
1299841139 9781299841130 9780124046832 0124046835 |
| Index Number: | TP339 |
| CLC: | TK6 |
| Contents: | 1. Background of bioenergy utilization development in Japan / Tadashi Yokoyama and Hiroshi Yoshida -- 2. Biomass as local resource / Toshio Nomiyamam, Nobuhide Aihara, Atsushi Chitose, Masaaki Yamada and Seishu Tojo -- 3. Ecosystems and biomass systems / Hiroto Toda, Tomoe Shimizu, Jun Shimada and Takashi Motobayashi -- 4. Production technology for bioenergy crops and trees / Tadashi Hirasawa, Taiichiro Ookawa, Shinya Kawai, Ryo Funada and Shinya Kajita -- 5. Soil fertility and soil microorganisms / Haruo Tanaka, Akane Katsuta, Koki Toyota and Kozue Sawada -- 6. Machinery and information technology for biomass production / Tadashi Chosa, Takeshi Matsumoto and Masahiro Iwaoka -- 7. Pretreatment and saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass / Eika W. Qian -- 8. Energy-saving biomass processing with polar ionic liquids / Yukinobu Fukaya and Hiroyuki Ohno -- 9. Enzymes for cellulosic biomass conversion / Takashi Tonozuka, Makoto Yoshida and Michio Takeuchi -- 10. Ethanol production from biomass / Haruki Ishizaki and Keiji Hasumi -- 11. Co-generation by ethanol fuel / Hideo Kameyama -- 12. Thermochemical transformation of biomass / Kenichi Yakushido, Yuichi Kobayashi and Hitoshi Kato -- 13. Biomass production and nutrient cycling / Shoji Matsumura, Takuya Ban, Shuhei Kanda, Aye Thida Win and Koki Toyota -- 14. Evaluation of biomass production and utilization systems / Chihiro Kayo, Seishu Tojo, Masahiro Iwaoka and Takeshi Matsumoto -- 15. Local activity of biomass use in Japan / Hiroshi Yoshida, Toshio Nomiyama, Nobuhide Aihara, Ryoichi Yamazaki, Sachiho Arai and Hiroyuki Enomoto. |