Handbook of bioenergy crops a complete reference to species, development and applications / N. El Bassam.

Author/creator El Bassam, Nasir
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; Washington : Earthscan,
Descriptionxxvii, 516 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents Global energy production, consumption and potentials of biomass -- Bioenergy crops versus food crops -- Transportation biofuels -- Primary biomass productivity, current yield potentials, water and land availability -- Harvesting, logistic and delivery of biomass -- Technical overview: feedstocks, types of biofuels and conversion technologies -- Environmental impact -- Economic and social dimensions -- Integrated bionergy farms and rural settlements -- Energy crops guide -- Ethanol crops -- Oil crops -- Biogas from crops -- Hydrogen and methanol crops -- Underutilized and unexploited crops.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [453]-488) and indexes.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009012294
ISBN9781844078547 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN184407854X (hardback : alk. paper)

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