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Plant biotechnology for sustainable production of energy and co-products /
Peter N. Mascia, Jurgen Scheffran, Jack M. Widholm, editors.
- Heidelberg : Springer, 2010.
- xvii, 458 p. : ill. (some co.) ; 24 cm.
- Biotechnology in agriculture and forestry ; 66. .
Dedicated to the late Peter N. Mascia, who died May 6, 2009.
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Part A. Introduction to biofuels -- ch. 1. Introduction overview : world energy resources and the need for biomass for energy and lower fossil carbon dioxide emissions / ch. 2. Designing biomass crops with improved calorific content and attributes for burning : a UK perspective / ch. 3. Designing plants to meet feedstock needs / Part B. Specific biofuel feedstocks -- ch. 4. Engineering advantages, challenges and status of sugarcane and other sugar-based biomass resources / ch. 5. High fermantable corn hybrids for the dry-grind corn ethanol industry / ch. 6. Engineering advantages, challenges and status of grass energy crops / ch. 7. Woody biomass and purpose-grown trees as feedstocks for renewable energy / ch. 8. Engineering status, challenges and advantages of oil crops / Part C. Mitigating invasiveness -- ch. 9. Invasive species biology, ecology, management and risk assessment : evaluating and mitigating the invasion risk of biofuel crops / ch. 10. Gene flow in genetically engineered perennial grasses : lessons for modification of dedicated bioenergy crops / ch. 11. Genetic modification in dedicated bioenergy crops and strategies for gene confinement / Part D. Models for uses of biomass feedstocks -- ch. 12. Integrated biorefineries--a bottom-up approach to biomass fractionation / ch. 13. Heat and power production from stover for corn ethanol plants / Part E. Agricultural fit of biomass crops and lifecycle analysis and criteria -- ch. 14. The problem is the solution : the role of biofuels in the transition to a regenerative agriculture -- ch. 15. Life-cycle analysis of biofuels / ch. 16. Criteria for a sustainable bioenergy infrastructure and lifecycle / Charles E. Wyman -- Gordon G. Allison . . . [et al.] -- Peter N. Mascia . . . [et al.] -- Ricardo A. Dante . . . [et al.] -- Joel E. Ream . . . [et al.] -- David I. Bransby . . . [et al.] -- Maud A.W. Hinchee . . . [et al.] -- Richard F. Wilson and David F. Hildebrand -- Jacob N. Barney, Joseph M. DiTomaso -- Albert P. Kausch . . . [et al.] -- Albert P. Kausch . . . [et al.] -- Birgit Kamm -- Shahab Sokhansanj . . . [et al.] -- Michael Wang -- Jurgen Scheffran.
9783642134395 3642134394
Plant biomass.
Biomass energy.
Plant biotechnology.
TP248.27.P55 / P582
620.8 / P713
Dedicated to the late Peter N. Mascia, who died May 6, 2009.
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Part A. Introduction to biofuels -- ch. 1. Introduction overview : world energy resources and the need for biomass for energy and lower fossil carbon dioxide emissions / ch. 2. Designing biomass crops with improved calorific content and attributes for burning : a UK perspective / ch. 3. Designing plants to meet feedstock needs / Part B. Specific biofuel feedstocks -- ch. 4. Engineering advantages, challenges and status of sugarcane and other sugar-based biomass resources / ch. 5. High fermantable corn hybrids for the dry-grind corn ethanol industry / ch. 6. Engineering advantages, challenges and status of grass energy crops / ch. 7. Woody biomass and purpose-grown trees as feedstocks for renewable energy / ch. 8. Engineering status, challenges and advantages of oil crops / Part C. Mitigating invasiveness -- ch. 9. Invasive species biology, ecology, management and risk assessment : evaluating and mitigating the invasion risk of biofuel crops / ch. 10. Gene flow in genetically engineered perennial grasses : lessons for modification of dedicated bioenergy crops / ch. 11. Genetic modification in dedicated bioenergy crops and strategies for gene confinement / Part D. Models for uses of biomass feedstocks -- ch. 12. Integrated biorefineries--a bottom-up approach to biomass fractionation / ch. 13. Heat and power production from stover for corn ethanol plants / Part E. Agricultural fit of biomass crops and lifecycle analysis and criteria -- ch. 14. The problem is the solution : the role of biofuels in the transition to a regenerative agriculture -- ch. 15. Life-cycle analysis of biofuels / ch. 16. Criteria for a sustainable bioenergy infrastructure and lifecycle / Charles E. Wyman -- Gordon G. Allison . . . [et al.] -- Peter N. Mascia . . . [et al.] -- Ricardo A. Dante . . . [et al.] -- Joel E. Ream . . . [et al.] -- David I. Bransby . . . [et al.] -- Maud A.W. Hinchee . . . [et al.] -- Richard F. Wilson and David F. Hildebrand -- Jacob N. Barney, Joseph M. DiTomaso -- Albert P. Kausch . . . [et al.] -- Albert P. Kausch . . . [et al.] -- Birgit Kamm -- Shahab Sokhansanj . . . [et al.] -- Michael Wang -- Jurgen Scheffran.
9783642134395 3642134394
Plant biomass.
Biomass energy.
Plant biotechnology.
TP248.27.P55 / P582
620.8 / P713