Description
Book SynopsisProviding comprehensive coverage on biofuel crop production and the technological, environmental and resource issues associated with a sustainable biofuel industry, this book is ideal for researchers and industry personnel. Beginning with an introduction to biofuels and the challenges they face, the book then includes detailed coverage on crops of current importance or with high future prospects, including sections on algae, sugar crops and grass, oil and forestry species. The chapters focus on the genetics, breeding, cultivation, harvesting and handling of each crop.
Table of ContentsPART I: GENERAL Chapter 1: Biofuels in History Chapter 2: Status, Innovations and Challenges of Next Generation Biofuel Technologies PART II: ALGAE Chapter 3: Microalgae Taxonomy and Breeding Chapter 4: Physiology, Biochemistry and Genetics of Microalgal Growth and Lipid Production Chapter 5: Algae Cultivation of Microalgae for Biofuel Production Part III: PLANTS Chapter 6: Physiology and Genetics of Biofuel Crop Yield Chapter 7: Deconstructing Plant Biomass: Cell Wall Structure and Novel Manipulation Strategies Chapter 8: Sugarcane and Energycane Chapter 9: Sweet Sorghum - Genetics, Breeding and Commercialization Chapter 10: Switchgrass Chapter 11: Miscanthus Species Chapter 12: Arundo donax Chapter 13: Elephant Grass Chapter 14: Bast and Leaf Fibre Crops (Kenaf, Hemp, Jute, Agave etc.) Chapter 15: Jatroph (Jatropha curcas L.) Chapter 16: Oilseed Brassicas Chapter17: Camelina (Camelina sativa) Chapter 18: Oil Palm Chapter 19: Willow Chapter 20: Pines Chapter 21: Eucalyptus and Bamboo Chapter 22: Phytoremediation Trees for Biofuel Chapter 23: Lignocellulossic Feedstock Preparation by Size Reduction and Pretreatment Appendix I: Energy and related units Appendix II: Botanical names
