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Title:Progress in Biomass & Bioenergy Research
Author:Steven F Warnmer (ed)
ISBN:1600213286 : 9781600213281
Illustrations:b/w photos, tables & charts
Format:Hardback
Size:180x260mm
Pages:217
Weight: .706 Kg.
Published:Nova Science Publishers - May 2007
List Price: 85.99 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:BIOLOGY; LIFE SCIENCES: Environmental science


Like coal and petroleum, biomass is a form of stored solar energy. The energy of the sun is "captured" through the process of photosynthesis in growing plants. Like all methods used to generate energy, the combustion of biomass generates pollution as a by-product. One advantage of biofuel in comparison to most other fuel types is that the energy within the biomass can be stored for an indefinite amount of time without any danger. Agricultural products specifically grown for use as biofuels include corn and soybeans, primarily in the United States, as well as flaxseed and rapeseed, primarily in Europe, and hemp is a growing crop around the world except for in America. Waste from industry, agriculture, forestry, and households can also be used to produce bioenergy; examples include straw, lumber, manure, sewage, garbage and food leftovers. Biomass used as fuel often consists of under-utilised types, like chaff and animal waste. Much research is currently in progress into the utilisation of microalgae as an energy source, with applications being developed for biodiesel, ethanol, methanol, methane, and even hydrogen. On the rise is use of hemp, although current politics restrains it. This book presents the latest leading edge research in a field set to explode with growth.

Preface; Biobased Polymers by Chemical Valorisation of Biomass Components; Experimental Analysis of Small Combustion Thermal Systems Based on Pellets; Negative Emission Biomass Technologies in an Uncertain Climate Future; A Review of the Socio-Economic and Environmental Benefits of Biomass Gasification Based Power Plant: Lessons from India; The Energy Balance and Fuel Properties of Biodiesel; An Experimental Study on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of a Diesel Engine Fuelled with Various Biodiesels; New Materials From Lignin; Index.