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Progress in biomass conversion. Volume 2 /

Progress in Biomass Conversion, Volume 2, provides an overview of the state of knowledge and development in the biomass energy and chemicals field. The current cornerstone of biomass fuel utilization is wood. This form of biomass is storable """"on the stump"""&quo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sarkanen, Kyosti V., 1921-1990, Tillman, David A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Elsevier Science : Academic Press, �1980.
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  • Front Cover; Progress in Biomass Conversion; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. LOGGING RESIDUE AS AN ENERGY SOURCE; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF LOGGING RESIDUE; III. REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LOGGING RESIDUES; IV. CHANGES ANTICIPATED IN FOREST MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES-AND THEIR EFFECT ON RESIDUE TYPE AND AVAILABILITY; V. MODIFIED HARVESTING SYSTEMS AND THE EFFECT ON WOOD RESIDUE AVAILABILITY; VI. ANTICIPATED COMPETITION FOR LOGGING RESIDUE; VII. DELIVERED COST OF LOGGING RESIDUE.
  • Viii. alternative systems for residue recovery and their influence on wood costix. conclusions; glossary; references; chapter 2. genetic improvement of forest trees for biomass production; i. introduction and general; ii. what are the potentials-how can genetics help?; iii. how is improved genetic material obtained?; iv. what gains are possible, using genetics?; v. summary; reference; chapter 3. wood fuels consumption methodology and 1978 results; i. summary and introduction; ii. background and methodology; iii. energy consumption by sector; iv. conclusions; references.
  • Chapter 4. sugar stalk crops for fuels and chemicalsi. introduction; ii. systems overview; iii. sugar stalk crop resource description; iv. alternative processing and conversion technologies; v. conversion strategies; vi. selection of fuels and chemicals; vii. conclusions and policy implications; references; chapter 5. acid-catalyzed delignification of lignocellulosics in organic solvents; i. introduction; ii. earlier studies of organosolv pulping; iii. process conditions; iv. probable chemical mechanism of organosolv delignification.
  • V. technological potential of organosolv delignification in biomass utilizationvi. conclusion; references; chapter 6. environmental considerations in wood fuel utilization; i. introduction; ii. fuel supply and environmental impacts; iii. energy conversion processes; iv. environmental regulation and wood fuels; v. tradeoffs from utilizing biomass fuels; vi. conclusions; references; chapter 7. wood fuel preparation; i. introduction; ii. wood fuel sources and variability; iii. effects of wood fuel variables in wood fired boiler systems; iv. wood fuel preparation systems.
  • V. summary and conclusionsreferences; index.