Biomass as a Sustainable Energy Source for the Future: Fundamentals of Conversion Processes

By W De Jong, J Ruud Van Ommen, Wiebren De Jong

Focusing on the conversion of biomass into gas or liquid fuels the book covers physical pre-treatment technologies, thermal, chemical and biochemical conversion technologies - Details the latest biomass characterization techniques - Explains the biochemical and thermochemical conversion processes - Discusses the development of integrated biorefineries, which are similar to petroleum refineries in concept, covering such topics as reactor configurations and downstream processing - Describes how to mitigate the environmental risks when using biomass as fuel - Includes many problems, small projects, sample calculations and industrial application examples

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118304918
• ISBN13: 9781118304914
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Wiley-Aiche
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"