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  • Front Cover; Fuels and Energy from Renewable Resources; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; CHAPTER 1. HOW MUCH ENERGY DO WE REALLY NEED; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE RATIONALE FOR ESTIMATING ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; III. ENERGY TARGETS OBTAINED; IV. THE RELATION OF CONSERVATION TO EMPLOYMENT; V. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. UNCOUNTED ENERGY: THE PRESENT CONTRIBUTION OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. HISTORICAL SURVEY; III. THE PRESENT CONTRIBUTION OF NONFOSSIL 0RGANICS; IV. FORCES ASSOCIATED WITH USING NONFOSSIL ORGANICS; V. CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
  • Iv. analysis of pyrolysis systemsv. conclusions; acknowledgment; references; chapter 5. conversion of stagnated timber stands to productive sites and use of noncommercial material for fuel; i. introduction; ii. location of deteriorated stands; iii. potential users of residue fuels; iv. example of wood fuel use for power generation; v. plans for using wood fuel from stagnated stands; references; chapter 6. industrial wood energy conversion; i. introduction; ii. direct combustion; iii. fixed-bed gasification; iv. cross comparison; v. conclusions; references.
  • Chapter 7. the pyrolysis-gasification-combustion process: energy effectiveness using oxygen vs. air with wood-fueled systemsi. introduction; ii. the pyrolysis-gasification-combustion; iii. systems employing the pgc process; iv. the direct combustion boiler; v. comparison of the systems; vi. conclusions; references; chapter 8. wood oil from pyrolysis of pine bark-sawdust mixture; i. introduction; ii. wood oil samples; iii. viscosity; iv. distillation; v. liquid chromatography; vi. results and discussion; vii. summary; reference0s.
  • Chapter 9. prospects for co-generation of steam and power in the forest products industryi. introduction; ii. advantages of combining co-generation with energy from renewable resources in the forest products industry; iii. present status of energy use in the forest products industry; iv. a conceptual integrated wood products and pulp and paper complex with a gasification-power generation system; v. conclusion; references; chapter 10. feasibility of utilizing crop, forestry, and manure residues to produce energy; i. introduction; ii. sutter, california evaluation.