Sustainable Biofuels : : An Ecological Assessment of the Future Energy / / ed. by Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj, Jiquan Chen, Terenzio Zenone.
With oil resources approaching their limits, biofuels have become increasingly attractive. This book provides a detailed description of the ecological implications of second and third generation biofuel feedstock production systems, beginning with an introduction to the importance of ecological sust...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2015 Part 1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Ecosystem Science and Applications ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- List of Contributors
- List of Abbreviations
- Preface
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Sustainable Biofuels Paradigm
- Part II. Biofuel Crop Models
- Chapter 2 Switchgrass for Bioenergy: Agro-ecological Sustainability
- Chapter 3. Sugarcane as an Alternative Source of Sustainable Energy
- Chapter 4. Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) as a New Biofuel Feedstock for Semi-arid and Arid Regions and Its Agro-ecological Sustainability Issues
- Chapter 5. Environmental Aspects of Willow Cultivation for Bioenergy
- Part III. Biofuels and Biogeochemical Impacts
- Chapter 6. Short Rotation Forestry for Energy Production in Italy: Environmental Aspects and New Perspectives of Use in Biofuel Industry
- Chapter 7. Populus and Salix Grown in a Short-rotation Coppice for Bioenergy: Ecophysiology, Aboveground Productivity, and Stand-level Water Use Efficiency
- Part IV. Biofuels and Natural Resource Management
- Chapter 8. Afforestation of Salt-affected Marginal Lands with Indigenous Tree Species for Sustainable Biomass and Bioenergy Production
- Chapter 9. Bioenergy and Prospects for Phytoremediation
- Part V. Life Cycle Assessment Principles
- Chapter 10. Eight Principles of Uncertainty for Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Systems
- Chapter 11. Energy and GHG Emission Assessments of Biodiesel Production in Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Part V. Global Potential Assessments
- Chapter 12. Biomass Potential of Switchgrass and Miscanthus on the USA’s Marginal Lands
- Chapter 13. Global Agro-ecological Challenges in Commercial Biodiesel Production from Jatropha curcas: Seed Productivity to Disease Incidence
- Subject Index