“…Proposals for more effective natural resource governance emphasise the importance of institutions and governance, but say less about the political conditions under which institutional change occurs. 'Governing Extractive Industries' synthesises findings regarding the political drivers of institutional change in extractive industry governance. …”

“…Our Extractive Age…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Plant Seed Oils and Their Potential for Biofuel Production in India -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Background -- 1.3 Non-Edible Oil as Feedstock for Biodiesel -- 1.3.1 Jatropha -- 1.3.2 Pongamia -- 1.3.3 Mahua -- 1.3.4 Nahor -- 1.3.5 Rubber -- 1.3.6 Lesser Explored Non-Edible Oils for Biodiesel Feedstock in India -- 1.4 Fuel Qualities -- 1.4.1 Cetane Number -- 1.4.2 Acid Value -- 1.4.3 Ester Content, Glycerides, and Glycerol -- 1.4.4 Phosphorus Content -- 1.4.5 Iodine Value -- 1.4.6 Oxidation Stability -- 1.4.7 Linolenic Acid Methyl Esters -- 1.4.8 Polyunsaturated (≥ 4 Double Bonds) Methyl Esters -- 1.5 Conclusion -- Author Contributions -- References -- Chapter 2 Processing of Feedstock in Context of Biodiesel Production -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Feedstock in Context of Biodiesel -- 2.3 Processing of Oilseeds -- 2.3.1 Pretreatment -- 2.3.2 Decortication -- 2.3.2.1 Characteristics of Oilseeds Required for Decortication -- 2.3.2.2 Decortication Method -- 2.4 Oil Extraction Methods -- 2.4.1 Aqueous Method -- 2.4.2 Hydraulic Press -- 2.4.3 Ghani (Animal or Power-Driven) -- 2.4.4 Solvent Extraction Method -- 2.4.5 Mechanical Extraction Method -- 2.4.6 Microwave Assisted Oil Extraction -- 2.4.7 Ultrasonic Assisted Oil Extraction -- 2.4.8 Supercritical Assisted Oil Extraction -- 2.5 Catalyst -- 2.5.1 Homogeneous Catalyst -- 2.5.2 Heterogeneous Catalyst -- 2.5.3 Biocatalyst -- 2.6 Production Process of Biodiesel -- 2.7 Techniques for Biodiesel Production -- 2.7.1 Catalytic Transesterification Technique -- 2.7.2 Pyrolysis -- 2.7.3 Microwave Assisted -- 2.7.4 Ultrasonic Assisted -- 2.7.5 Supercritical Assisted -- 2.8 Advantages &amp -- Disadvantages of Using Biodiesel -- 2.9 Current Challenges and Future Perspectives of Biodiesel -- 2.10 Summary -- References…”

“…Revisions in ARIMA signal extraction…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Corruption risks in the award of mineral, oil and gas rights -- Corruption risks in the decision to extract -- Corruption risks in revenue management -- Corruption risks in the regulation and management of operations -- Corruption risks in revenue collection -- Foreword -- Overview -- Corruption risks, mitigation measures and incentives of cross-cutting relevance across the extractive value chain -- Executive summary -- Corruption risks in revenue spending and social investment projects…”