Instant Insights: Using Crops as Biofuel

Instant Insights: Using Crops as Biofuel

He, Prof B. Brian; Roda, Dr Jean-Marc; Thumm, Dr Ulrich; Goglio, Dr Pietro; Gabrielle, Prof. Benoit; Shrestha, Dr Dev; Sandhu, Dr Hardev S.

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited

03/2022

112

Mole

Inglês

9781801462907

15 a 20 dias

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Chapter 1 - Cultivating sugarcane for use in bioenergy applications: key issues: Hardev S. Sandhu, University of Florida, USA; 1 Introduction2 Key issues and challenges in cultivating sugarcane for bioenergy applications3 Addressing the key challenges4 Case studies in how research can be used to improve cultivation in practice5 Future trends in research6 Concluding remarks7 References
Chapter 2 Production of biodiesel from oilseeds: canola/rapeseed: B. Brian He and Dev Shrestha, University of Idaho, USA; 1 Introduction2 Current technologies and constraints of biodiesel production3 Life cycle assessment of canola/rapeseed biodiesel4 Future trends and conclusion5 Where to look for further information6 References
Chapter 3 Use of palm oil for biofuel: Jean-Marc Roda, CIRAD and Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; 1 Introduction2 Trends in biofuels3 Production of palm-based biofuels4 Biodiesel economics5 Imports and defiscalisation: the odd alliance6 The geopolitics of agribusiness: competition between productions systems7 Conclusions8 References
Chapter 4 Use of grassland for bioenergy and biorefining: Ulrich Thumm, University of Hohenheim, Germany; 1 Introduction2 Grassland biomass and biomass quality3 Alternative uses for biomass from permanent grassland4 Prospects for using grasslands for bioenergy5 Conclusions6 Where to look for further information7 References
Chapter 5 Improvement options for agricultural crop production for food, feed and bioenergy: Benoit Gabrielle, AgroParisTech and Universite Paris-Saclay, France; and Pietro Goglio, Wageningen University, The Netherlands and Cranfield University, UK; 1 Introduction: the case for improving the performance of crop production systems2 Methodological background3 Improvement options4 Summary5 Future trends in research6 Where to look for further information7 References
abiotic stress tolerance;biodiversity;bioenergy production;food crop competition;pest management;pollution;sugarcane cultivation;sugarcane genome;yields;Biodiesel production;Oilseeds;Canola oil;Rapeseed;Life cycle assessment;biofuels;biomass production;geopolitics;imports defiscalisation;sustainability;biomass quality;biogas;combustion;pyrolysis;enzymatic hydrolysis;biorefining;agriculture;environmental performance;crop management;cropping systems;crop production