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Title:
Thermochemical processing of biomass : conversion into fuels, chemicals and power / Edited by Robert C. Brown.
Publisher:
John Wiley & SonsLtd.,
Copyright Date:
2011, ©2011
Description:
xiv, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Biomass energy.
Thermochemistry.
Energy conversion.
SCIENCE / Chemistry / Organic
Other Authors:
Brown, Robert C. (Robert Clinton)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"This book is a comprehensive examination of the large number of possible pathways for converting biomass into fuels and power through thermochemical processes. The book brings together a widely scattered body of information into a single volume that allows comparison of the various thermochemical pathways. The thermochemical processes considered include combustion, gasification, fast pyrolysis, hydrothermal treating, and catalytic conversion of sugars. The book also includes chapters on the upgrading of syngas and bio-oil to liquid transportation fuels, and the economics of the various processes for producing fuels and power"-- Provided by publisher.
"This book is intended as a comprehensive examination of the large number of possible pathways for converting biomass into fuels and power through thermochemical processes"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Wiley Series in Renewable Resources
ISBN:
0470721111 (hardback)
9780470721117 (hardback)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)682892477
LCCN:
2010050378
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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