Advances in Solid Biofuels

• Main Authors: Christoforou, Elias (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Fokaides, Paris A. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Renewable energy resources.; Biochemical engineering.; Energy systems.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Biochemical Engineering.; Energy Systems.

Solid biofuels, in different trading forms, constitute an integral component of the energy mix of almost all developed and developing countries. Either in the form of pellets, briquettes, chips, firewood, or even as raw feedstock, solid biofuels are used mainly in the heating and power sector. Numer...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Raw material
• Biomass Pre-treatment Processing
• Solid biofuels
• Solid biofuels conversion -Combustion for power and heat
• Environmental assessment of solid biofuels.-Sustainability considerations
• Feasibility assessment of solid biofuels. Appendices.