Handbook of bioenergy crops : a complete reference to species, development and applications /
El Bassam, Nasir.
London ; Washington : Earthscan,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
Energy crops.