Sustainable biofuels : an ecological assessment of the future energy

As oil resources reach their limits biofuel have become increasingly attractive. This book provides a detailed description of the ecological implications of biofuel crop production, covering greenhouse gas emissions, carbon balance, water cycle components, biogeochemical interactions and biodiversit...

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Other Authors Bhardwaj, Ajay Kumar (Editor), Zenone, Terenzio (Editor), Chen, Jiquan, 1962- (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, Higher Education Press, [2015]
SeriesEcosystem science and applications.
Subjects
Biomass energy.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783110275896
3110275899
9781523104727
1523104724
9783110381337
3110381338
9783110292152
3110292157
9783110275841
3110275848
Physical Description1 online resource (xx, 345 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • List of Contributors
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1. The Sustainable Biofuels Paradigm / Bhardwaj, Ajay K. ; Parrish, David J. ; Chen, Jiquan ; Zenone, Terenzio ; Fike, John H.
  • Chapter 2 Switchgrass for Bioenergy: Agro-ecological Sustainability / Parrish, David J. ; Fike, John H.
  • Chapter 3. Sugarcane as an Alternative Source of Sustainable Energy / Solomon, Sushil ; Singh, Pushpa
  • Chapter 4. Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) as a New Biofuel Feedstock for Semi-arid and Arid Regions and Its Agro-ecological Sustainability Issues / Vaknin, Yiftach ; Yermiyahu, Uri ; Bar-Tal, Asher
  • Chapter 5. Environmental Aspects of Willow Cultivation for Bioenergy / Grelle, Achim
  • Chapter 6. Short Rotation Forestry for Energy Production in Italy: Environmental Aspects and New Perspectives of Use in Biofuel Industry / Bergante, Sara ; Zenone, Terenzio ; Facciotto, Gianni
  • Chapter 7. Populus and Salix Grown in a Short-rotation Coppice for Bioenergy: Ecophysiology, Aboveground Productivity, and Stand-level Water Use Efficiency
  • Chapter 8. Afforestation of Salt-affected Marginal Lands with Indigenous Tree Species for Sustainable Biomass and Bioenergy Production / Singh, Yashpal ; Singh, Gurbachan ; Sharma, Dinesh K.
  • Chapter 9. Bioenergy and Prospects for Phytoremediation / Ioannis, Dimitriou
  • Chapter 10. Eight Principles of Uncertainty for Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Systems / Liska, Adam J.
  • Chapter 11. Energy and GHG Emission Assessments of Biodiesel Production in Mato Grosso, Brazil
  • Chapter 12. Biomass Potential of Switchgrass and Miscanthus on the USA's Marginal Lands / Izaurralde, R. César ; Zhao, Kaiguang
  • Chapter 13. Global Agro-ecological Challenges in Commercial Biodiesel Production from Jatropha curcas: Seed Productivity to Disease Incidence / Singh, Bajrang ; Singh, Kripal ; Raghuvanshi, Nidhi ; Chandra Pandey, Vimal
  • Subject Index.

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