Book description
Researchers, students and engineers working with biofuels and biomass are increasingly expected to comprehend a new holistic systems perspective that begins with wise crop breeding and cultivation techniques and informs the entire conversion to energy process. This volume provides diverse examples of successfully implemented sustainable biomass research in Asia, highlighting the challenges faced by designers of new biomass production facilities and tips on how to develop approaches to overcome them. In addition to providing an authoritative guide on the utilization of the authors’ sample feedstocks, rice straw and sunflower, the authors provide lessons relevant to stakeholders involved with all manner of biomass production projects by drawing out important comparisons and contrasts that must be taken into account when deciding how to utilize biomass as an energy resource in a way that is economically feasible and environmentally sustainable.- Provides diverse examples of successfully implemented biomass research, highlighting insights on common bottlenecks and approaches developed to overcome them
- Features coverage of the full feedstock life cycle, from crop breeding to commercial
application, focusing on 3 key areas: biomass production, biofuel conversion technologies, and sustainable practices - Examines two regionally compatible feedstock, rice-straw and sunflower, performing a compare and contrast analysis of agricultural production methods, economics, conversion systems, and environmental impacts
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Contributors
- Chapter 1. Background of Bioenergy Utilization Development in Japan
- Chapter 2. Biomass as Local Resource
- Chapter 3. Ecosystems and Biomass Systems
- Chapter 4. Production Technology for Bioenergy Crops and Trees
- Chapter 5. Soil Fertility and Soil Microorganisms
- Chapter 6. Machinery and Information Technology for Biomass Production
- Chapter 7. Pretreatment and Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Biomass
- Chapter 8. Energy-Saving Biomass Processing with Polar Ionic Liquids
- Chapter 9. Enzymes for Cellulosic Biomass Conversion
- Chapter 10. Ethanol Production from Biomass
- Chapter 11. Co-Generation by Ethanol Fuel
- Chapter 12. Thermochemical Transformation of Biomass
- Chapter 13. Biomass Production and Nutrient Cycling
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Chapter 14. Evaluation of Biomass Production and Utilization Systems
- Abstract
- 14.1 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) on Bioenergy
- 14.2 Sustainability Indicators for Bioenergy
- 14.3 Management of Forest Land for Biomass Production
- 14.4 Management of Farming Land for Biomass Production
- 14.5 Monitoring System for Forest Management
- 14.6 Monitoring System for Farm Management
- References
- Chapter 15. Local Activity of Biomass Use in Japan
- Index
Product information
- Title: Research Approaches to Sustainable Biomass Systems
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2013
- Publisher(s): Academic Press
- ISBN: 9780124046832
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