Efficiency and Sustainability in Biofuel Production : Environmental and Land-Use Research.

Cover -- About the Editor -- Contents -- Acknowledgment and How to Cite -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- PART I: LAND USE AND BIOFUELS -- CHAPTER 1: The Importance of Land Use Change in the Environmental Balance of Biofuels -- CHAPTER 2: Energy Potential and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Bioenergy Cropping Systems on Marginally Productive Cropland -- CHAPTER 3: Integration of Farm Fossil Fuel Use with Local Scale Assessments of Biofuel Feedstock Production in Canada -- CHAPTER 4: Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing Bioenergy in Asia -- CHAPTER 5: Energy Potential of Biomass from Conservation Grasslands in Minnesota, USA -- CHAPTER 6: Seasonal Energy Storage Using Bioenergy Production from Abandoned Croplands -- PART II: SECOND-GENERATION BIOFUELS AND SUSTAINABILITY -- CHAPTER 7: Biodiesel from Grease Interceptor to Gas Tank -- CHAPTER 8: Efficient Extraction of Xylan from Delignified Corn Stover Using Dimethyl Sulfoxide -- CHAPTER 9: The Possibility of Future Biofuels Production Using Waste Carbon Dioxide and Solar Energy -- CHAPTER 10: Well-to-Wheels Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Ethanol from Corn, Sugarcane, and Cellulosic Biomass for US Use -- CHAPTER 11: Lessons from First Generation Biofuels and Implications for the Sustainability Appraisal of Second Generation Biofuels -- Author Notes -- Back Cover.

The world's interest in reducing petroleum use has led to the rapid development of the biofuel industry over the past decade or so. However, there is increasing concern over how current food-based biofuels affect both food security and the environment. Second-generation biofuels, however, use widely available sources such as non-food lignocellulosic-based biomass and fats, oils, and greases. They make practical consideration of how land use can simultaneously support both the world's food needs and some of its energy needs. This volume consolidates some of the most recent investigations into these issues. The chapters focus on these categories of research: The problems currently connected with biofuels relating to land use and the environment Investigations into the potential for land use to be managed more effectively and sustainably Research that focuses on new and developing options for second-generation biofuels This volume is recommended for all biofuel researchers, from the PhD student to the experienced scientist. It also offers an essential foundation to anyone interested in how biofuels relate to the future of our world.

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