Preface |
Energy Consumption, Reserves, Depletion, Environmental Issues |
Biomass as an Energy Resource: Concept and Markets |
Photosynthesis of Biomass and Its Conversion-Related Properties |
Virgin Biomass Production |
Waste Biomass Abundance, Energy Potential, and Availability |
Physical Conversion Processes |
Thermal Coversion: Combustion |
Thermal Conversion: Pyrolysis and Liquefaction |
Thermal Converstion: Gasification |
Natural Biochemical Liquefaction |
Synthetic Oxygenated Liquid Fuels |
Microbial Conversion: Gasification |
Organic Commodity Chemicals from Biomass |
Integrated Biomass Production-Conversion Systems and Net Energy Production |
Epilogue |
Appendices |
Subject Index |
Preface |
Energy Consumption, Reserves, Depletion, Environmental Issues |
Biomass as an Energy Resource: Concept and Markets |