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Given the environmental concerns and declining availability of fossil fuels, as well as the growing population worldwide, it is essential to move toward a sustainable bioenergy-based economy. However, it is also imperative to address sustainability in the bioenergy industry in order to avoid depleting necessary biomass resources. Sustainable Bioenergy Production provides comprehensive knowledge and skills for the analysis and design of sustainable biomass production, bioenergy processing, and biorefinery systems for professionals in the bioenergy field. Focusing on topics vital to the sustainability of the bioenergy industry, this book is divided into four sections: Fundamentals of Engineering Analysis and Design of Bioenergy Production Systems, Sustainable Biomass Production and Supply Logistics, Sustainable Bioenergy Processing, and Sustainable Biorefinery Systems. Section I covers the fundamentals of genetic engineering, novel breeding, and cropping technologies applied in the development of energy crops. It discusses modern computational tools used in the design and analysis of bioenergy production systems and the life-cycle assessment for evaluating the environmental sustainability of biomass production and bioenergy processing technologies. Section II focuses on the technical and economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of various biomass feedstocks and emerging technologies to improve feedstock sustainability. Section III addresses the technical and economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of different bioenergy processing technologies and emerging technologies to improve the sustainability of each bioenergy process. Section IV discusses the design and analysis of biorefineries and different biorefinery systems, including lignocellulosic feedstock, whole-crop, and green biorefinery.

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Author:   Lijun Wang (North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.202kg
ISBN:  

9781466505520

ISBN 10:   1466505524
Pages:   583
Publication Date:   18 April 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section I Fundamentals of Engineering Analysis and Design of Bioenergy Production Systems Genetic Engineering of Bioenergy Crops toward High Biofuel Production Guosheng Xie and Liangcai Peng Novel Cropping Technologies and Management Applied to Energy Crops Lorenzo Barbanti Mathematical Modeling in Biomass and Bioenergy Systems Lijun Wang, Samuel Asomaning Agyemang and Abolghasem Shahbazi Life-Cycle Assessment of Bioenergy Systems Reinout Heijungs and Edi Iswanto Wiloso Sustainability of Bioenergy Systems Lucas Reijnders Section II Sustainable Biomass Production and Supply Logistics Production and Supply Logistics of Microalgae as an Energy Feedstock Helena M. Amaro, F. Xavier Malcata, and I. Sousa-Pinto Production and Supply Logistics of Switchgrass as an Energy Feedstock Marty R. Schmer and Igathinathane Cannayen Production and Supply Logistics of Sweet Sorghum as an Energy Feedstock Sergio O. Serna-Saldivar and William L. Rooney Production and Supply Logistics of Sugarcane as an Energy Feedstock Jose Goldemberg, Suani T. Coelho, Plinio M. Nastari, and Patricia Guardabassi Crop Residues as an Energy Feedstock: Availability and Sustainability Dong Jiang, Dafang Zhuang, and Yaohuan Huang Woody Biomass as an Energy Feedstock: Availability and Sustainability Birger Solberg Animal Wastes as an Energy Feedstock: Availability and Sustainability Hui Wang and Lijun Wang Municipal Solid-Waste Management Strategies for Renewable Energy Options Richa Kothari, Virendra Kumar, N.L. Pawar, and V.V. Tyagi Food Processing Wastes as an Energy Feedstock: Availability and Sustainability Lijun Wang Section III Sustainable Bioenergy Processing Fermentation in Transportation Alcohols Jonathan Moncada, Luis A. Toro, and Carlos A. Cardona Biodiesel Production from Waste Feedstock Dennis Y.C. Leung and Xuan Wu Biomass Gasification and Syngas Utilization Ajay Kumar, Ashokkumar Sharma, and Pushpak Bhandari Biomass Pyrolysis and Bio-oil Utilization Lijun Wang and Dan Cheng Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass Nor Aishah Saidina Amin, Javaid Akhtar, and Selhan Karagoz Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Wastes Bo Zhang and Lijun Wang Combined Heat and Power Generation from Biomass Hao Liu and Rabah Boukhanouf Section IV Sustainable Biorefinery Systems Biorefinery Principles, Analysis, and Design Zheng Liu and Mario Richard Eden Lignocellulosic Feedstock Biorefinery Karin Arens and Shijie Liu Whole-Crop Biorefinery Apostolis A. Koutinas, Carol Lin, Chenyu Du, and Colin Webb Green Biorefinery H.S. Shekhar Sharma and Michael Mandl

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Dr. Lijun Wang is an associate professor of biological engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro. He has 20 years experience as a process engineer working in the fields of bioenergy and energy efficiency technologies. His current research interests are in bioenergy processing technologies, wastes-to-energy technologies, and computational process engineering. He has published 2 books and 17 book chapters, and over 55 peer-reviewed journal articles and has given more than 60 conference presentations. Dr. Wang is a licensed professional engineer in North Carolina and Nebraska and a certified energy manager with the Association of Energy Engineers.

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