Ebook: Bioenergy: principles and applications

The search for altenative, renewable sources of fuel and energy from plants, algae, and waste materials has catalyzed in recent years. With the growing interest in bioenergy development and production there has been increasing demand for a broad ranging introductory text in the field. Bioenergy: Principles and Practices provides an invaluable introduction to the fundamentals of bioenergy feedstocks, processing, and industry.;List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I. Bioenergy fundamentals: Chapter 1. Introduction to bioenergy; Chapter 2. Units and conversions; Chapter 3. Mass and energy balances; Chapter 4. Thermodynamics and kinetics of basic chemical reactions; Chapter 5. Organic and carbohydrate chemistry; Chapter 6. Plant structural chemistry; Chapter 7. Microbial metabolisms -- Section II. Bioenergy feedstocks: Chapter 8. Starch-based feedstocks; Chapter 9. Oilseed-based feedstocks; Chapter 10. Lignocellulose-based feedstocks; Chapter 11. Algae-based feedstocks -- Section III. Biological conversion technologies: Chapter 12. Pretreatment of lignocellulosic feedstocks; Chapter 13. Enzymatic hydrolysis; Chapter 14. Ethanol fermentation; Chapter 15. Butanol fermentation; Chapter 16. Syngas fermentation; Chapter 17. Fundamentals of anaerobic digestion; Chapter 18. Biogas production and applications; Chapter 19. Microbial fuel cells -- Section IV. Thermal conversion technologies: Chapter 20. Combustion for heat and power; Chapter 21. Gasification; Chapter 22. Pyrolysis -- Section V. Biobased refinery; Chapter 23. Sugar-based biorefinery; Chapter 24. Starch-based biorefinery; Chapter 25. Lignocellulose-based biorefinery; Chapter 26. Lipid-based biorefinery -- Section VI. Bioenergy system analysis: Chapter 27. Techno-economic assessment; Chapter 28. Life-cycle assessment; Chapter 29. Government policy and standards for bioenergy.