Sustainable biofuels : an ecological assessment of the future energy /

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As oil resources reach their limits biofuel have become increasingly attractive. This book provides a detailed description of the ecological implications of biofuel crop production, covering greenhouse gas emissions, carbon balance, water cycle components, biogeochemical interactions and biodiversit...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bhardwaj, Ajay Kumar (Editor ), Zenone, Terenzio (Editor ), Chen, Jiquan, 1962- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, Higher Education Press, [2015]
Colección:Ecosystem science and applications.
Temas:
Biomass energy.
Bioénergie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Chemical & Biochemical.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • List of Contributors
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1. The Sustainable Biofuels Paradigm / Bhardwaj, Ajay K. ; Parrish, David J. ; Chen, Jiquan ; Zenone, Terenzio ; Fike, John H.
  • Chapter 2 Switchgrass for Bioenergy: Agro-ecological Sustainability / Parrish, David J. ; Fike, John H.
  • Chapter 3. Sugarcane as an Alternative Source of Sustainable Energy / Solomon, Sushil ; Singh, Pushpa
  • Chapter 4. Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) as a New Biofuel Feedstock for Semi-arid and Arid Regions and Its Agro-ecological Sustainability Issues / Vaknin, Yiftach ; Yermiyahu, Uri ; Bar-Tal, Asher
  • Chapter 5. Environmental Aspects of Willow Cultivation for Bioenergy / Grelle, Achim
  • Chapter 6. Short Rotation Forestry for Energy Production in Italy: Environmental Aspects and New Perspectives of Use in Biofuel Industry / Bergante, Sara ; Zenone, Terenzio ; Facciotto, Gianni
  • Chapter 7. Populus and Salix Grown in a Short-rotation Coppice for Bioenergy: Ecophysiology, Aboveground Productivity, and Stand-level Water Use Efficiency
  • Chapter 8. Afforestation of Salt-affected Marginal Lands with Indigenous Tree Species for Sustainable Biomass and Bioenergy Production / Singh, Yashpal ; Singh, Gurbachan ; Sharma, Dinesh K.
  • Chapter 9. Bioenergy and Prospects for Phytoremediation / Ioannis, Dimitriou
  • Chapter 10. Eight Principles of Uncertainty for Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Systems / Liska, Adam J.
  • Chapter 11. Energy and GHG Emission Assessments of Biodiesel Production in Mato Grosso, Brazil
  • Chapter 12. Biomass Potential of Switchgrass and Miscanthus on the USA's Marginal Lands / Izaurralde, R. César ; Zhao, Kaiguang
  • Chapter 13. Global Agro-ecological Challenges in Commercial Biodiesel Production from Jatropha curcas: Seed Productivity to Disease Incidence / Singh, Bajrang ; Singh, Kripal ; Raghuvanshi, Nidhi ; Chandra Pandey, Vimal
  • Subject Index.

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