Research approaches to sustainable biomass systems
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 o...
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Oxford :
Academic Press
2014.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627583906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Research Approaches to Sustainable Biomass Systems; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 - Background of Bioenergy Utilization Development in Japan; 1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE WITH HUMAN ACTIVITIES; 1.2 JAPANESE BIOMASS UTILIZATION POLICY; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - Biomass as Local Resource; 2.1 DEFINITION AND CATEGORY OF BIOMASS; 2.2 POTENTIAL AMOUNT OF BIOMASS AND USE OF BIOENERGY; 2.3 BIOMASS SYSTEMS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 - Ecosystems and Biomass Systems; 3.1 NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS AND SATOYAMA UTILIZATION
- 3.2 BIOMASS PRODUCTION IN CULTIVATED FIELDS AND CONSERVATION OF ECOSYSTEMS3.3 BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND BIODIVERSITY IN PADDY FIELD ECOSYSTEMS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 - Production Technology for Bioenergy Crops and Trees; 4.1 PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND BIOMASS PRODUCTION IN ENERGY CROPS; 4.2 AGRONOMY AND BREEDING TECHNOLOGY FOR BIOENERGY CROPS; 4.3 PLANT MOLECULAR BREEDING TO ENERGY CROPS AS GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS OF BIOMASS SACCHARIFICATION; 4.4 IMPROVEMENT OF WOODY BIOMASS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 - Soil Fertility and Soil Microorganisms; 5.1 SOIL FERTILITY; 5.2 SOIL MANAGEMENT AND SOIL ORGANIC MATTER
- 5.3 SOIL MICROORGANISMS5.4 MICROBIALLY MEDIATED SOIL FERTILITY; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 - Machinery and Information Technology for Biomass Production; 6.1 MACHINERY FOR PRODUCTION OF ENERGY CROP; 6.2 INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN CROP PRODUCTION; 6.3 HARVESTING THE FOREST BIOMASS; 6.4 INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR FORESTRY PRODUCTION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 - Pretreatment and Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Biomass; 7.1 COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; 7.2 PRETREATMENT OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS
- 7.3 PRETREATMENT AND SACCHARIFICATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS USING SOLID ACID CATALYSTSREFERENCES; Chapter 8 - Energy-Saving Biomass Processing with Polar Ionic Liquids; 8.1 CELLULOSE DISSOLUTION AND IONIC LIQUIDS; 8.2 REQUIRED FACTORS OF IONIC LIQUIDS FOR CELLULOSE DISSOLUTION; 8.3 DESIGN OF A NEW CLASS OF POLAR IONIC LIQUIDS; 8.4 POLAR IONIC LIQUIDS FOR BIOMASS PROCESSING WITHOUT HEATING; 8.5 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE ASPECTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9 - Enzymes for Cellulosic Biomass Conversion; 9.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ON CELLULASES; 9.2 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF CELLULASES
- 9.3 OTHER BIOMASS-DEGRADING ENZYMESREFERENCES; Chapter 10 - Ethanol Production from Biomass; 10.1 ETHANOL FERMENTATION; 10.2 ETHANOL-PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS; 10.3 METHODS OF ETHANOL FERMENTATION; REFERENCES; Chapter 11 - Co-Generation by Ethanol Fuel; 11.1 FUEL CELL: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR GENERATING POWER AND HEAT; 11.2 HYDROGEN PRODUCTION THROUGH ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING; REFERENCES; Chapter 12 - Thermochemical Transformation of Biomass; 12.1 NEED FOR BIOMASS UTILIZATION TECHNOLOGY IN JAPAN; 12.2 SOLIDIFICATION OF BIOMASS FUEL; 12.3 COMBUSTION; 12.4 GASIFICATION WITH METHANOL SYNTHESIS
- 12.5 ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM LIVESTOCK WASTES
