Sustainable biofuels : an ecological assessment of the future energy /
As oil resources reach their limits biofuel have become increasingly attractive. This book provides a detailed description of the ecological implications of biofuel crop production, covering greenhouse gas emissions, carbon balance, water cycle components, biogeochemical interactions and biodiversit...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter, Higher Education Press,
[2015]
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| Series: | Ecosystem science and applications.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- List of Contributors
- List of Abbreviations
- Preface
- Contents
- Chapter 1. The Sustainable Biofuels Paradigm / Bhardwaj, Ajay K. ; Parrish, David J. ; Chen, Jiquan ; Zenone, Terenzio ; Fike, John H.
- Chapter 2 Switchgrass for Bioenergy: Agro-ecological Sustainability / Parrish, David J. ; Fike, John H.
- Chapter 3. Sugarcane as an Alternative Source of Sustainable Energy / Solomon, Sushil ; Singh, Pushpa
- Chapter 4. Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) as a New Biofuel Feedstock for Semi-arid and Arid Regions and Its Agro-ecological Sustainability Issues / Vaknin, Yiftach ; Yermiyahu, Uri ; Bar-Tal, Asher
- Chapter 5. Environmental Aspects of Willow Cultivation for Bioenergy / Grelle, Achim
- Chapter 6. Short Rotation Forestry for Energy Production in Italy: Environmental Aspects and New Perspectives of Use in Biofuel Industry / Bergante, Sara ; Zenone, Terenzio ; Facciotto, Gianni
- Chapter 7. Populus and Salix Grown in a Short-rotation Coppice for Bioenergy: Ecophysiology, Aboveground Productivity, and Stand-level Water Use Efficiency
- Chapter 8. Afforestation of Salt-affected Marginal Lands with Indigenous Tree Species for Sustainable Biomass and Bioenergy Production / Singh, Yashpal ; Singh, Gurbachan ; Sharma, Dinesh K.
- Chapter 9. Bioenergy and Prospects for Phytoremediation / Ioannis, Dimitriou
- Chapter 10. Eight Principles of Uncertainty for Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Systems / Liska, Adam J.
- Chapter 11. Energy and GHG Emission Assessments of Biodiesel Production in Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Chapter 12. Biomass Potential of Switchgrass and Miscanthus on the USA's Marginal Lands / Izaurralde, R. César ; Zhao, Kaiguang
- Chapter 13. Global Agro-ecological Challenges in Commercial Biodiesel Production from Jatropha curcas: Seed Productivity to Disease Incidence / Singh, Bajrang ; Singh, Kripal ; Raghuvanshi, Nidhi ; Chandra Pandey, Vimal
- Subject Index.
