Handbook of bioenergy crops
Subtitle: a complete reference to species, development and applications
By: N. El Bassam
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 516
ISBN-13: 9781844078547
Description: xxvii, 516 p. : 26 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [453]-488) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Global energy production, consumption and potentials of biomass; title: Bioenergy crops versus food crops; title: Transportation biofuels; title: Primary biomass productivity, current yield potentials, water and land availability; title: Harvesting, logistic and delivery of biomass; title: Technical overview: feedstocks, types of biofuels and conversion technologies; title: Environmental impact; title: Economic and social dimensions; title: Integrated bionergy farms and rural settlements; title: Energy crops guide; title: Ethanol crops; title: Oil crops; title: Biogas from crops; title: Hydrogen and methanol crops; title: Underutilized and unexploited crops.