Switchgrass A Valuable Biomass Crop for Energy /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Monti, Andrea (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: Green Energy and Technology,
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Agriculture.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Sustainable Development.

The demand of renewable energies is growing steadily both from policy and from industry which seeks environmentally friendly feed stocks. The recent policies enacted by the EU, USA and other industrialized countries foresee an increased interest in the cultivation of energy crops; there is clear evi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• 1. The Evolution of Switchgrass as an Energy Crop
• 2. Switchgrass Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics
• 3. Crop Physiology
• 4. Crop Management of Switchgrass
• 5. Switchgrass Harvest and Storage
• 6. Environmental Impacts of Switchgrass Management for Bioenergy Production
• 7. Biochemical and Thermochemical Conversion of Switchgrass to Biofuels
• 8. Estimating Region Specific Costs to Produce and Deliver Switchgrass
• Index.