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Title Perennial grasses for bioenergy and bioproducts : production, uses, sustainability and markets for giant reed, miscanthus, switchgrass, reed canary grass and bamboo / edited by Efthymia Alexopoulou
Published London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 292 pages) : illustrations
Summary "Perennial Grasses for Bioenergy and Bioproducts: Production, Uses, Sustainability and Markets for Giant Reed, Miscanthus, Switchgrass, Reed Canary Grass and Bamboo brings together a team of international authors to explore the current utilization, sustainability and future perspectives of perennial grasses in the bioeconomy. The book begins by examining the role of these crops as feedstock for bioenergy, in particular advanced biofuels and bioproducts. It then offers five chapters, each covering one perennial grass type, namely giant reed, miscanthus, switchgrass, reed canary grass and bamboo. The book covers their breeding, cultivation, harvesting, pre-treatment, economics and characterization. The book goes on to present the thermochemical conversion pathways for different types of feedstock. The last chapter explores issues concerning sustainability of perennial grasses, including their production in marginal lands. This thorough overview is a helpful reference for engineering researchers and professionals in the bioenergy sector, whose understanding of feedstock characterization, sustainability and production is critical in the development of conversion technologies. Those in the industrial crops sector will benefit from discussion of various issues surrounding crop production, which can guide their feedstock cultivation, harvesting and pre-treatment for specific conversion processes or end use. The book is also a useful resource for instructors and students in Masters and PhD programs in the area of biomass and energy crops. Policy makers and government agents involved in regulating the bioenergy and bioproducts sector will find comprehensive information to guide their decision making."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January, 11, 2018)
Subject Grasses.
Biomass conversion.
Plant biomass.
Biomass energy.
NATURE -- Plants -- General.
Biomass conversion
Biomass energy
Grasses
Plant biomass
Form Electronic book
Author Alexopoulou, Efthymia, editor
ISBN 9780128129012
0128129018