Switchgrass A Valuable Biomass Crop for Energy /

The demand of renewable energies is growing steadily both from policy and from industry which seeks environmentally friendly feed stocks. The recent policies enacted by the EU, USA and other industrialized countries foresee an increased interest in the cultivation of energy crops; there is clear evi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Monti, Andrea (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Green Energy and Technology,
Temas:
Renewable energy sources.
Agriculture.
Sustainability.
Renewable Energy.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. The Evolution of Switchgrass as an Energy Crop
  • 2. Switchgrass Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics
  • 3. Crop Physiology
  • 4. Crop Management of Switchgrass
  • 5. Switchgrass Harvest and Storage
  • 6. Environmental Impacts of Switchgrass Management for Bioenergy Production
  • 7. Biochemical and Thermochemical Conversion of Switchgrass to Biofuels
  • 8. Estimating Region Specific Costs to Produce and Deliver Switchgrass
  • Index.

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