Biofuels : Global Impact on Renewable Energy, Production Agriculture, and Technological Advancements /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Tomes, Dwight. (Editor ), Lakshmanan, Prakash. (Editor ), Songstad, David. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1 : Historical Perspective of Biofuels: Learning from the Past to Re-Discover the Future
  • Chapter 2 :The DOE BioEnergy Science Center - a U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Center
  • Chapter 3: Drivers Leading to Higher Food Prices: Biofuels Are Not the Main Factor
  • Chapter 4 : The Economics of Current and Future Biofuels
  • Chapter 5 : A multiple species approach to biomass production from native herbaceous perennial feedstocks
  • Chapter 6 : Development and status of dedicated energy crops in the United States
  • Chapter 7 : Genetic improvement of C4 grasses as cellulosic biofuel feedstocks
  • Chapter 8: Short-rotation woody crops for bioenergy and biofuels applications
  • Chapter 9: The Brazilian experience on sugarcane ethanol
  • Chapter 10: Biofuels opportunities and challenges in India
  • Chapter 11: Biofuels in China: opportunities and challenges
  • Chapter 12: Genetic modification of lignin biosynthesis for improved biofuel production
  • Chapter 13: Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol: the Role of Plant-Expressed Enzymes
  • Chapter 14: Integrated biorefineries with engineered microbes and high-value co-products for profitable biofuels production
  • Chapter 15: Biodiesel production, properties, and feedstocks.