Plants and BioEnergy

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: McCann, Maureen C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Buckeridge, Marcos S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Carpita, Nicholas C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Advances in Plant Biology ; 4
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant genetics.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.

A country's vision for developing renewable and sustainable energy resources is typically propelled by three important drivers – security, cost, and environmental impact. The U.S. currently accounts for a quarter of the world’s total oil consumption, with domestic demands necessitating – at an...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I. Economics of Bioenergy
• Chapter 1. Advanced Biofuels: Economic Uncertainties, Policy Options, and Land Use Impacts
• Chapter 2. The prospects of first generation ethanol in developing countries
• Chapter 3. Can energy policy drive sustainable land use? Lessons from Biofuels Policy Development over the Last Decade
• Chapter 4. Algae Farming and its Bio-products
• Part II. Biomass Biology
• Chapter 5. Regional gene pools for restoration, conservation, and genetic improvement of prairie grasses
• Chapter 6. Mining Genetic Diversity of Sorghum as a Bioenergy Feedstock
• Chapter 7. Genetics, genomics and crop modelling: integrative approaches to the improvement of biomass willows
• Chapter 8: Xylan biosynthesis in plants, simply complex
• Chapter 9. Towards redesigning cellulose biosynthesis for improved bioenergy feedstocks
• Chapter 10. Camelina: An Emerging Oilseed Platform for Advanced Biofuels and Bio-Based Materials
• Part III. Biomass Processing
• Chapter 11. Developing novel enzyme repertoires for the efficient deconstruction of plant biomass tailored for the bioenergy industry
• Chapter 12. Using Natural Plant Cell Wall Degradation Mechanisms to Improve Second Generation Bioethanol
• Chapter 13. Lignocellulosic Biorefineries: Concepts and Possibilities
• Chapter 14. Linking Plant Biology and Pretreatment – Understanding the Structure and Organization of the Plant Cell Wall and Interactions with Cellulosic Biofuel Production
• Chapter 15. Catalytic oxidation of lignin for the production of low molecular weight aromatics
• Chapter 16. Catalytic dehydration of lignocellulosic derived xylose to furfural
• Chapter 17. Perspectives in Brazil of the contribution of palm trees to biodiesel production.