Biofuels Global Impact on Renewable Energy, Production Agriculture, and Technological Advancements
• Economics • Competition between alternative uses for crop species (Greg Phillips) • Economics of biofuels (Andy Aden) • The feed stocks for biofuels (Jose Gonzalez-Hermandez), (Russel Jessup), (Katrin Jocob), (Maud Hinchee). • The global perspective: Brazil (Paulo Arruda), India (Mambully Gopinath...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2011, 2011
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2011 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1 : Historical Perspective of Biofuels: Learning from the Past to Re-Discover the Future
- Chapter 2 :The DOE BioEnergy Science Center - a U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Center
- Chapter 3: Drivers Leading to Higher Food Prices: Biofuels Are Not the Main Factor
- Chapter 4 : The Economics of Current and Future Biofuels
- Chapter 5 : A multiple species approach to biomass production from native herbaceous perennial feedstocks
- Chapter 6 : Development and status of dedicated energy crops in the United States
- Chapter 7 : Genetic improvement of C4 grasses as cellulosic biofuel feedstocks
- Chapter 8: Short-rotation woody crops for bioenergy and biofuels applications
- Chapter 9: The Brazilian experience on sugarcane ethanol
- Chapter 10: Biofuels opportunities and challenges in India
- Chapter 11: Biofuels in China: opportunities and challenges
- Chapter 12: Genetic modification of lignin biosynthesis for improved biofuel production
- Chapter 13: Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol: the Role of Plant-Expressed Enzymes
- Chapter 14: Integrated biorefineries with engineered microbes and high-value co-products for profitable biofuels production
- Chapter 15: Biodiesel production, properties, and feedstocks