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Main Title Biomass to renewable energy processes /
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Cheng, Jay.
Publisher CRC Press/Taylor & Francis,
Year Published 2010
OCLC Number 237886117
ISBN 9781420095173 (alk. paper); 142009517X (alk. paper)
Subjects Biomass energy ; Renewable energy sources ; Bioenergieerzeugung
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http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018975267&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
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EJAM  TP339.B5767 2010 Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA 10/09/2012
ELBM  TP339.B5767 2010 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 12/27/2011
Collation xi, 505 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
Biomass chemistry / Deepak R. Keshwani -- Biomass resources / Ziyu Wang and Deepak R. Keshwani -- Biomass logistics / Matthew W. Veal -- Kinetics and microbiology of biological processes / Jay J. Cheng -- Anaerobic digestion for biogas production / Jay J. Cheng -- Biological process for ethanol production / Jay J. Cheng -- Biological process for butanol production / Jian-Hang Zhu and Fangxiao Yang -- Chemical conversion process for biodiesel production / Dong-Zhi Wei, Fangxiao Yang, and Erzheng Su -- Thermochemical conversion of biomass to power and fuels / Hasan Jameel ... [et al.]. "Continuously increased consumption of fossil fuels, decreased availability of easily accessible fossil fuels, significant contributions to climate change and wildly fluctuating fuels prices have combined to challenge the reliability and sustainability of our current energy supply. A possible solution to this energy challenge, biomass energy production, heavily dependent on sugarcane and corn production, is vulnerable to the fluctuation of the feedstock price. New technologies need to be developed to convert abundant biomass such as lignocellulosic materials into energy products in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner. An introduction to fundamental principles and practical applications, Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes explains the theories of biological processes, biomass materials and logistics, and conversion technologies for bioenergy products such as biogas, ethanol, butanol, biodiesel, and synthetic gases. The book discusses anaerobic digestion of waste materials for biogas and hydrogen production, bioethanol and biobutanol production from starch and cellulose, and biodiesel production from plant oils. It addresses thermal processes, including gasification and pyrolysis of agricultural residues and woody biomass. The text also covers pretreatment technologies, enzymatic reactions, fermentation, and microbiological metabolisms and pathways. It explores the engineering principles of biomass gasification and pyrolysis and potential end-products."--Publisher's description.