Biomass as a sustainable energy source for the future : fundamentals of conversion processes /

Focusing on the conversion of biomass into gas or liquid fuels thebook covers physical pre-treatment technologies, thermal, chemicaland biochemical conversion technologies- Details the latest biomass characterizationtechniques- Explains the biochemical and thermochemical conversionprocesses- Discuss...

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Other Authors: Jong, Wiebren de, 1968-, Ommen, J. Ruud van, 1973-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2014]
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Focusing on the conversion of biomass into gas or liquid fuels thebook covers physical pre-treatment technologies, thermal, chemicaland biochemical conversion technologies- Details the latest biomass characterizationtechniques- Explains the biochemical and thermochemical conversionprocesses- Discusses the development of integrated biorefineries,which are similar to petroleum refineries in concept, covering suchtopics as reactor configurations and downstream processing- Describes how to mitigate the environmental risks whenusing biomass as fuel- Includes many problems, small projects, samplecalculations and industrial application examples.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118916636 (epub)
1118916638 (epub)
9781118916629 (pdf)
111891662X (pdf)
9781118916643
1118916646
DOI:10.1002/9781118916643