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Progress in biomass conversion. Volume 5 /

Progress in Biomass Conversion, Volume 5 aims to represent the multidisciplinary nature of the biomass community. The book discusses the hydroprocessing of biomass tars for liquid engine fuels; fuel characteristics of wood and nonwood biomass fuels; and the factors influencing dilute sulfuric acid p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tillman, David A. (Editor ), Jahn, Edwin C. (Edwin Cornelius), 1902-2001 (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, [1984]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Progress in Biomass Conversion; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES; CHAPTER 1. HYDROPROCESSING OF BIOMASS TARS FOR LIQUID ENGINE FUELS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BIOMASS RESIDUES AND TARS; III. TAR HYDROPROCESSING; IV. COMPOSITION AND UTILITY OF HYDROPROCESSED TARS; V. PROCESS CONSIDERATIONS; VI. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 2. FUEL CHARACTERISTICS OF WOOD AND NONWOOD BIOMASS FUELS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. METHODOLOGY; III. RESULTS; IV. DISCUSSION; V. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 3. FACTORS INFLUENCING DILUTE SULFURIC ACID PREHYDROLYSIS OF SOUTHERN RED OAK WOODI. INTRODUCTION; II. PRINCIPLES FOR DATA INTERPRETATION; III. SMALL-SCALE HYDROLYSIS STUDIES; IV. HYDROLYSIS OF OAK CHIPS IN DIRECT STEAM; VII. SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4. THE ENERGY COSTS OF INCREASED ORGANICS RECOVERY FOR CHEMICAL BY-PRODUCTS IN KRAFT PULP MILLS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CHEMISTRY AND ENERGY BALANCES; III. COGENERATION; IV. PULP MILL OPERATING PRACTICES AND ENERGY CONVERSION; V. COST ANALYSIS OF ORGANICS RECOVERY; VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 5. MICROECONOMIC APPROACHES TO BIOMASS FUEL PRICINGI. INTRODUCTION; II. NATURE OF BIOMASS FUELS; III. MICROECONOMIC THEORY AND BIOMASS FUEL PRICING; IV. APPLICATION OF MICROECONOMIC CONCEPTS; V. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6. FUEL CHARACTERISTICS OF SELECTED SPECIES OF BEACHED LOGS IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PROBLEMS OF FUEL CONTAMINATED WITH SALT; III. SALT CONTENT OF BEACHED LOGS; IV. HIGHER HEATING VALUES OF BEACHED LOGS; V. PROXIMATE ANALYSIS OF BEACHED LOGS; VI. EFFECTS ON INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS OF USING BEACHED LOGS; VII. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 7. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF RECOVERING LOGGING RESIDUE FOR ENERGY USEI. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY; II. BACKGROUND; III. AVAILABILITY OF LOGGING RESIDUE AND THE VALUE OF ENERGY; IV. THE COST OF RECOVERING LOGGING RESIDUE; V. DETERMINING THE VALUE OF UNPRICED BENEFITS; VI. BENEFITS OF RESIDUE REMOVAL; VII. REDUCING THE COST OF YUM YARDING; VIII. SITE SPECIFIC DECISION MAKING; IX. SUMMARY; X. NOTES; XI. APPENDIX; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. REVIEW OF BIOMASS GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTRODUCTION; II. SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON BIOMASS GASIFICATION; III. GASIFICATION PROCESSES
  • IV. COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF GASIFICATIONV. SUMMARY; REFERENCES; INDEX