Advances in Bioenergy : The Sustainability Challenge.

Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- About the Editors -- Preface -- PART I PROMISING INNOVATION IN BIOMASS CONVERSION -- 1 Metabolic Engineering: Enabling Technology for Biofuels Production -- ENGINEERING THE FUTURE OF BIOFUELS -- TOOLS OF METABOLIC ENGINEERING -- METABOLIC ENGINEERING ENABLES BIOFUELS DEVELOPMENT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 2 Hydrolysis and Fermentation for Cellulosic Ethanol Production -- INTRODUCTION -- HYDROLYSIS TECHNOLOGY -- ENZYMATIC BREAKDOWN OF CELLULOSE -- BIOCONVERSION PROCESSES -- BIODIVERSITY IN ETHANOL FERMENTATION -- ETHANOL FERMENTATION OF CELLULOSE-DERIVED SUGARS BY YEASTS -- CONCLUSION -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- FURTHER READING -- 3 Lipid-Based Liquid Biofuels from Autotrophic Microalgae: Energetic and Environmental Performance -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AUTOTROPHIC MICROALGAE AND THEIR BIOMASS AND LIPID YIELDS -- AN ENERGETIC CRITERION FOR ENERGY SOURCES -- LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT -- RESULTS OF LCAs RELEVANT TO THE EROI OF AUTOTROPHIC MICROALGAL LIPID-BASED BIOFUELS -- LCAs OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS LINKED TO AUTOTROPHIC MICROALGAL LIPID-BASED BIOFUELS -- LIFE CYCLE POLLUTION LINKED TO AUTOTROPHIC MICROALGAL LIPID-BASED BIOFUELS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 4 Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass for Transportation Fuels -- INTRODUCTION -- REVIEW ON CATALYSTS FOR BIOMASS CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS -- REVIEW ON CATALYTIC BIOMASS PYROLYSIS PROCESSES -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 5 Integrated Biomass Hydropyrolysis and Hydrotreating: A Brief Review -- PYROLYSIS -- INTEGRATED BIOMASS HYDROPYROLYSIS AND HYDROTREATING -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 6 Transportation Fuels from Biomass via Fast Pyrolysis and Hydroprocessing -- INTRODUCTION -- BIOMASS FAST PYROLYSIS -- BIO-OIL HYDROPROCESSING -- BIO-OIL DERIVED FUELS -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES.

FURTHER READING -- 7 Biomass Gasification for Synthesis Gas Production and Applications of the Syngas -- SPIRIT AND PURPOSE OF BIOMASS GASIFICATION FOR SYNTHESIS GAS PRODUCTION -- TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRODUCTION OF SYNTHESIS GAS FROM BIOMASS -- APPLICATIONS FOR SYNTHESIS GAS FROM BIOMASS -- EXAMPLES OF SYNTHESIS GAS UTILIZATION -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 8 Hydrogen Generation from Biomass Materials: Challenges and Opportunities -- INTRODUCTION -- LIGNO(HEMI)CELLULOSIC BIOMASS CHEMISTRY -- LIGNO(HEMI)CELLULOSIC BIOMASS CONVERSION -- PYROLYSIS OF BIOMASS TO PRODUCE BIO-OILS AND HYDROGEN -- GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS FOR H2 PRODUCTION -- CATALYTIC STEAM AND OXIDATIVE STEAM REFORMING OF BIOMASS DERIVED OXYGENATES -- AQUEOUS-PHASE REFORMING (APR) -- AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING (ATR) -- SEQUENTIAL CRACKING METHOD -- BIOLOGICAL PROCESS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 9 Production of Renewable Hydrogen by Reformation of Biofuels -- INTRODUCTION -- PRODUCTION OF REFORMABLE BIOFUELS -- REFORMATION OF BIOETHANOL -- REFORMATION OF BIOGAS -- SR OF BIO-OIL AND GLYCEROL -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 10 Fischer-Tropsch Conversion of Biomass-Derived Synthesis Gas to Liquid Fuels -- INTRODUCTION -- BRIEF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND MOTIVATION FOR RESEARCH ON FT-BTL -- DESCRIPTION OF THE FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS -- CATALYSTS -- IMPURITIES IN BIO-DERIVED SYNTHESIS GAS -- BTL PLANT LAYOUT -- ECONOMY OF FT-BTL PLANTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 11 Critical Factors for High Temperature Processing of Biomass from Agriculture and Energy Crops to Biofuels and Bioenergy -- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- CRITICAL FACTORS FOR THE USE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENERGY CROP BIOMASS -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 12 Second-Generation Biofuels: Why They are Taking so Long -- BACKGROUND.

HYDROLYSIS TECHNOLOGIES -- FERMENTATION OF LIBERATED SUGARS -- THERMOCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES -- PYROLYSIS -- OTHER WAYS TO ALLOW FOR ECONOMICAL BIOFUELS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 13 Separation Technologies for Current and Future Biorefineries-Status and Potential of Membrane-Based Separation -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- STATUS AND POTENTIAL OF APPLYING MEMBRANE-BASED SEPARATION IN BIOREFINERY -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 14 Catalysis at Room Temperature: Perspectives for Future Green Chemical Processes -- INTRODUCTION -- HOMOGENEOUS/HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS -- FUTURE PROSPECTS AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 15 Co-Firing of Biomass with Coal in Thermal Power Plants: Technology Schemes, Impacts, and Future Perspectives -- INTRODUCTION -- CO-FIRING TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS -- BIOMASS HANDLING, STORAGE, AND PRETREATMENT -- FUEL CONVERSION -- DEPOSITS AND CORROSION -- EMISSIONS -- ASH UTILIZATION FROM CO-FIRING APPLICATIONS -- FUTURE PERSPECTIVE OF CO-FIRING -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- PART II CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR BIOMASS SUPPLY -- 16 Bioenergy and Land Use Change-State of the Art -- LAND USE, LUC, AND GHG EMISSIONS -- NEED FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND COMPLEMENTARY PERSPECTIVES -- CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- FURTHER READING -- 17 Forest Energy Procurement: State of The Art In Finland And Sweden -- INTRODUCTION -- RAW MATERIALS USED IN FOREST ENERGY PRODUCTION IN FINLAND AND SWEDEN -- FOREST ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS IN FINLAND AND SWEDEN -- THE NEXT DECADE AND BEYOND -- CONCLUSION: LESSONS LEARNED IN FINLAND AND SWEDEN -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 18 Options for Increasing Biomass Output from Long-Rotation Forestry -- INTRODUCTION -- OPTIONS IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION -- STAND ESTABLISHMENT -- FERTILIZATION AND IRRIGATION.

OTHER OPTIONS -- OPTIONS IN SECONDARY PRODUCTION -- INCREASED OUTPUT OF BIOMASS FROM REGENERATION FELLING -- INCREASED OUTPUT OF BIOMASS FROM THINNING -- OPTIONS IN TERTIARY PRODUCTION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 19 Recovery Rate of Harvest Residues for Bioenergy in Boreal and Temperate Forests: A Review -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 20 Forest Bioenergy Feedstock Harvesting Effects on Water Supply -- INTRODUCTION -- WATER SUPPLY FROM FORESTS -- HYDROLOGIC CYCLE -- MEASURED WATER QUANTITY CHANGES -- MEASURED WATER QUALITY CHANGES -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- FURTHER READING -- 21 Best Management Practices for Forest Bioenergy Programs -- INTRODUCTION -- FOREST BIOENERGY LIFE CYCLE -- BMP HISTORY -- BMP DEVELOPMENT -- LIFE CYCLE COMPONENTS REQUIRING BMPs -- EXAMPLES OF BMPs -- Canada -- NEW ZEALAND -- IRELAND -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 22 Principles of Nutrient Management for Sustainable Forest Bioenergy Production -- INTRODUCTION -- PRINCIPLES -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 23 Crop Coefficients of Jatropha (Jatropha Curcas) and Pongamia (Pongamia pinnata) Using Water Balance Approach -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 24 Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol: Developments so far and Challenges for the Future -- INTRODUCTION -- ETHANOL PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL -- AGRICULTURAL ISSUES -- INDUSTRIAL ISSUES -- SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 25 The Climate Benefit of Swedish Ethanol: Present and Prospective Performance -- INTRODUCTION -- CROP-BASED ETHANOL PRODUCTION IN SWEDEN -- LIGNOCELLULOSIC-BASED ETHANOL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS -- LAND USE AND LAND USE CHANGES IN SWEDEN.

INDIRECT LAND USE CHANGE -- A SCENARIO FOR ETHANOL EXPANSION IN SWEDEN -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 26 Performance of Small-Scale Straw-to-Heat Supply Chains in Norway -- INTRODUCTION -- STRAW SUPPLY -- NORWEGIAN FARMERS USING STRAW FOR HEATING -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 27 Transport Sector in Ireland: Can 2020 National Policy Targets Drive Indigenous Biofuel Production to Success? -- INTRODUCTION -- POLICY -- BIOFUELS -- ALTERNATIVES -- GHG EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 28 Prospects for Domestic Biofuels for Transport in Sweden 2030 Based on Current Production and Future Plans -- RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE SWEDISH TRANSPORT SECTOR -- BIOFUEL OPTIONS -- MAPPING THE PROSPECTS FOR DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS FOR TRANSPORT -- BIODIESEL: FAME -- SCENARIOS FOR BIOFUELS PRODUCTION IN SWEDEN UNTIL 2030 -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 29 Land and the Food-Fuel Competition: Insights from Modeling -- INTRODUCTION -- BIOFUEL CONSUMPTION-CURRENT STATUS, TRENDS, AND OUTLOOK -- MODELING FRAMEWORK AND SCENARIO APPROACH -- BIOFUELS AND CURRENT CROPLAND USE -- REFERENCE PROJECTION UNTIL 2035 WITHOUT BIOFUEL EXPANSION -- IMPACTS OF EXPANDING BIOFUEL PRODUCTION -- GRASSLAND AVAILABILITY FOR BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- FURTHER READING/RESOURCES -- 30 The Impact of Biofuel Demand on Agricultural Commodity Prices: A Systematic Review -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHOD -- RESULTS-BIOFUEL MULTIPLIERS -- EXPLORING AND EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN RESULTS BETWEEN STUDIES -- WHAT CAN CURRENT STUDIES SAY ABOUT THE PRICE IMPACTS OF A LARGE-SCALE GLOBAL EXPANSION OF BIOFUEL DEMAND? -- DISCUSSION AND MAIN FINDINGS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES.

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