Biomass for Energy Country Specific Show Case Studies / / edited by Tariq Al-Shemmeri.

• TeilnehmendeR: Al-Shemmeri, Tariq,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : MDPI,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 264 pages) :; illustrations

In many domestic and industrial processes, vast percentages of primary energy are produced by the combustion of fossil fuels. Apart from diminishing the source of fossil fuels and the increasing risk of higher costs and energy security, the impact on the environment is worsening continually. Renewables are becoming very popular, but are, at present, more expensive than fossil fuels, especially photovoltaics and hydropower. Biomass is one of the most established and common sources of fuel known to mankind, and has been in continuous use for domestic heating and cooking over the years, especially in poorer communities. The use of biomass to produce electricity is interesting and is gaining ground.There are several ways to produce electricity from biomass. Steam and gas turbine technology is well established but requires temperatures in excess of 250 °C to work effectively. The organic Rankine cycle (ORC), where low-boiling-point organic solutions can be used to tailor the appropriate solution, is particularly successful for relatively low temperature heat sources, such as waste heat from coal, gas and biomass burners. Other relatively recent technologies have become more visible, such as the Stirling engine and thermo-electric generators are particularly useful for small power production.However, the uptake of renewables in general, and biomass in particular, is still considered somewhat risky due to the lack of best practice examples to demonstrate how efficient the technology is today. Hence, the call for this Special Issue, focusing on country files, so that different nations' experiences can be shared and best practices can be published, is warranted. This is realistic, as it seems that some nations have different attitudes to biomass, perhaps due to resource availability, or the technology needed to utilize biomass. Therefore, I suggest that we go forward with this theme, and encourage scientists and engineers who are researching in this field to present case studies related to different countries. I certainly have one case study for the UK to present.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue Editor v -- Preface to "Biomass for Energy Country Specific Show Case Studies" . vii -- Anoop Singh, Surajbhan Sevda, Ibrahim Abu Reesh, Karolien Vanbroekhoven, Dheeraj Rathore and Deepak Pant Biohydrogen Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Technology and Sustainability doi: 10.3390/en81112357 1 -- Kesheng Shu, Uwe A. Schneider and J ¨urgen Scheffran Bioenergy and Food Supply: A Spatial-Agent Dynamic Model of Agricultural Land Use for Jiangsu Province in China doi: 10.3390/en81112369 20 -- Huiyuan Shi, Wen Si and Xi Li The Concept, Design and Performance of a Novel Rotary Kiln Type Air-Staged Biomass Gasifier doi: 10.3390/en9020067 . 44 -- Muhammad Aziz, Dwika Budianto and Takuya Oda Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of Co-Firing of Palm Kernel Shell and Coal doi: 10.3390/en9030137 . 63 -- Asma Sattar, Chaudhry Arslan, Changying Ji, Sumiyya Sattar, Irshad Ali Mari, Haroon Rashid and Fariha Ilyas Comparing the Bio-Hydrogen Production Potential of Pretreated Rice Straw Co-Digested with Seeded Sludge Using an Anaerobic Bioreactor under Mesophilic Thermophilic Conditions doi: 10.3390/en9030198 . 78 -- Isah Yakub Mohammed, Feroz Kabir Kazi, Suzana Yusup, Peter Adeniyi Alaba, Yahaya Muhammad Sani and Yousif Abdalla Abakr Catalytic Intermediate Pyrolysis of Napier Grass in a Fixed Bed Reactor with ZSM-5, HZSM-5 and Zinc-Exchanged Zeolite-A as the Catalyst doi: 10.3390/en9040246 . 92 -- Sunan Nuanpeng, Sudarat Thanonkeo, Mamoru Yamada and Pornthap Thanonkeo Ethanol Production from Sweet Sorghum Juice at High Temperatures Using a Newly Isolated Thermotolerant Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae DBKKU Y-53 doi: 10.3390/en9040253 . 109 -- Alexandre Boriouchkine and Sirkka-Liisa J¨ams¨a-Jounela Simplification of a Mechanistic Model of Biomass Combustion for On-Line Computations doi: 10.3390/en9090735 . 130 -- Shizhong Song, Pei Liu, Jing Xu, Linwei Ma, Chinhao Chong, Min He, Xianzheng Huang, Zheng Li and Weidou Ni An Economic and Policy Analysis of a District Heating System Using Corn Straw Densified Fuel: A Case Study in Nong'an County in Jilin Province, China doi: 10.3390/en10010008 156 -- Palash Sarkar, Jukka Kortela, Alexandre Boriouchkine, Elena Zattoni and Sirkka-Liisa J ¨ams¨a-Jounela Data-Reconciliation Based Fault-Tolerant Model Predictive Controlfor a Biomass Boiler doi: 10.3390/en10020194 179 -- Munyeowaji Mbikan and Tarik Al-Shemmeri Computational Model of a Biomass Driven Absorption Refrigeration System doi: 10.3390/en10020234 193 -- Gagandeep Kaur, Yadwinder Singh Brar and D.P. Kothari Potential of Livestock Generated Biomass: Untapped Energy Source in India doi: 10.3390/en10070847 208 -- Hernan Chavez, Krystel K. Castillo-Villar and Erin Webb Development of the IBSAL-SimMOpt Method for the Optimization of Quality in a Corn Stover Supply Chain doi: 10.3390/en10081137 223.