| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology series |
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Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology series.
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| Contents |
Volume preface -- About the editor-in-chief -- Editors and contributors -- Renewable energy from biomass: introduction / Martin Kaltschmitt -- Part I. Resource side: Biomass production: biological basics / Matthias Gilbert and Christian Wilhelm; Wood from forests: trees and production schemes / Michael Köhl; Short rotation coppice: status and prospects / Anne Rödl; Lignocellulosic energy grasses for combustion, production, and provision / Yasir Iqbal and Iris Lewandowski; Biogas substrates from municipalities and industries / Ulrike Seyfert, Daniela Thrän and Jasmin Kalcher; Biogas production and energy cropping / Christoph Strauss, Armin Vetter, Michael Dickeduisberg and Andreas Von Felde; Algae: a new biomass resource / Alberta Pinnola, Cinzia Formighieri and Roberto Bassi; World markets for wood: status and prospects / Udo Mantau, Marian Mayr, Przemko Döring, Ulrike Saal, Sebastian Glasenapp and Christian Blanke; World markets for sugar and starch: status and prospects / Verena Wolf and Marlen Hass; World markets for vegetable oils: status and prospects / Thomas Mielke; Biomass resources, worldwide / André P. C. Faaij -- Part II. Overview conversion: Biomass as renewable source of energy: possible conversion routes / Martin Kaltschmitt |
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Part III. Heat and electricity from solid biofuels: Thermochemical conversion of solid biofuels: processes and techniques / Daniel Christ, Marvin Scherzinger, Ulf Neuling and Martin Kaltschmitt; Solid biofuels and their characteristics / Hans Hartmann; Upgraded "new" solid biofuels / Marco Klemm, Ralf Schmersahl, Claudia Kirsten, Nadja Weller, Annett Pollex, Jan Hari Arti Khalsa and Thomas Zeng; Emissions from solid biofuel combustion: pollutant formation and control options / Isabel Höfer, Martin Kaltschmitt and Alexander Beckendorff; Biomass energy heat provision for cooking and heating in developing countries / Ralph P. Overend; Biomass energy heat provision in modern small-scale systems / Hans Hartmann and Volker Lenz; Biomass energy heat provision in modern large-scale systems / Ingwald Obernberger, Friedrich Biedermann and Thomas Brunner; Biomass energy small-scale combined heat and power systems / Daniel Büchner, Andreas Ortwein, Ernst Höftberger and Volker Lenz; Biomass combustion for electricity generation / Andreas Wiese; Co-combustion of solid biofuels in coal-fired power plants / Hartmut Spliethoff and Christian Wolf; Small scale biomass gasification for rural electrification / Marco Klemm; Large scale biomass gasification for electricity and fuels / Hermann Hofbauer |
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Part IV. Heat and electricity from biogas: Anaerobic fermentation of organic material: biological processes and their control parameters / Jan Liebetrau, Sören Weinrich, Heike Sträuber and Jörg Kretzschmar; Biogas for energy provision from agricultural feedstock: hi-tech applications / Frank Scholwin, Michael Nelles and Johan Grope; Biogas for energy provision from organic waste: hi-tech applications / Henrik B. Møller and Alastair J. Ward -- Part V. Fuel for transportation purpose: Conversion pathways toward transportation fuels: identification and comparison / Ulf Neuling and Martin Kaltschmitt; Liquid fuels from vegetable Oil / Ulf Neuling and Martin Kaltschmitt; Bioethanol from sugar and starch / Anton Friedl; Bioethanol from sugar: the Brazilian experience / José Goldemberg, Suani Teixeira Coelho, Patricia Guardabassi and Plinio Mário Nastari; Bioethanol from starch: the US experience / Dale A. Monceaux; Bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass / Charles E. Wyman, Charles M. Cai and Rajeev Kumar; Liquid hydrocarbon fuels derived from alcohols / Jan Pechstein and Martin Kaltschmitt; Biomass to liquid (BtL) / Hermann Hofbauer and Reinhard Rauch; Biosynthetic natural gas (Bio-SNG) / Tilman J. Schildhauer; Transportation biofuels via the pyrolysis pathway: status and prospects / Javier Fermoso, Patricia Pizarro, Juan M. Coronado and David P. Serrano; Biomethane in the transportation sector / Sebastian Timmerberg, Christiane Dieckmann, Ralph Mackenthun and Martin Kaltschmitt; Bio-Gtl processes / Jan Peer Gebauer and Martin Kaltschmitt; Biofuels: a technical, economic, and environmental comparison / Franziska Mueller-Langer, Stefan Majer and Anastasios Perimenis |
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Part VI. Other options: Plant oil fuels combined heat and power (CHP) / Klaus Thuneke; Pyrolysis of solid biomass: basics, processes and products / Anthony V. Bridgwater; Hydrothermal conversion of biomass / Frédéric Vogel -- Part VII. Energy system aspects: Bioenergy within global energy systems: current and future contribution / Martin Kaltschmitt and Annika Magdowski; Bioenergy: role in balancing the electricity grid and as energy storage / David Chiaramonti, Leonardo Nibbi, Antti Arasto, Juha Kiviluoma, Eric van den Heuvel, Lars Waldheim and Kyriakos Maniatis; Biomass provision and use: sustainability aspects / Floor van der Hilst, Ric Hoefnagels, Martin Junginger, Marc Londo, Li Shen and Birka Wicke; The biorefinery approach / Lisa M. Schmidt, Lennart F. Andersen, Christiane Dieckmann, Anne Lamp and Martin Kaltschmitt; Innovative options for energy provision / Christian Wilhelm |
| Summary |
This comprehensive reference is a state-of-the-art survey of biomass as an energy carrier for the provision of heat, electricity, and transportation fuel, considering technical, economic, environmental, and social aspects |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 25, 2018) |
| Subject |
Biomass energy.
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Biomass energy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kaltschmitt, Martin, editor
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| ISBN |
9781493978137 |
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1493978136 |
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9781493978144 |
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1493978144 |
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