Biomass as a Sustainable Energy Source for the Future

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