Bioenergy Products

By Michael B. Jones

Miscanthus has been enthusiastically promoted as a second generation biomass crop, and this book provides a comprehensive review of this knowledge. Miscanthus, also known as elephant grass, is a high yielding grass crop that grows over three metres tall, resembles bamboo and produces a crop every…

Hardback – 2019-06-24 
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Routledge Studies in Bioenergy

Edited by Antje Klitkou, Arne Martin Fevolden, Marco Capasso

From Waste to Value investigates how streams of organic waste and residues can be transformed into valuable products, to foster a transition towards a sustainable and circular bioeconomy. The studies are carried out within a cross-disciplinary framework, drawing on a diverse set of theoretical…

Hardback – 2019-04-15 
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Routledge Studies in Waste Management and Policy

By Alex Baumber

The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject to much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some commonly-held ideas about biofuels, bioenergy and energy cropping, particularly that energy crops pose an…

Paperback – 2019-01-28
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Routledge Studies in Bioenergy

Edited by Luis A. B. Cortez, Manoel Regis L. V. Leal, Luiz A. Horta Nogueira

In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion of the growing of crops for use in bioenergy production rather than for food. This has been particularly the case for sugarcane in Latin America and Africa. This book examines the further potential in the context of the food versus fuel debate, and…

Hardback – 2018-10-17
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Routledge Studies in Bioenergy

Edited by Lynn Voskuil

Nineteenth-Century Energies explores the idea of ‘energy’, a concept central to new directions in interdisciplinary studies today. It examines the cultural perceptions and uses of energy in the nineteenth century – both in terms of pure and applied science, and as an idea with widespread diffusion…

Paperback – 2018-08-23
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Edited by Nicholas Korres, Padraig O'Kiely, John A.H. Benzie, Jonathan S. West

Interest in anaerobic digestion (AD), the process of energy production through the production of biogas, has increased rapidly in recent years. Agricultural and other organic waste are important substrates that can be treated by AD.  This book is one of the first to provide a broad…

Paperback – 2018-08-14
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Routledge Studies in Bioenergy

Edited by Hans Langeveld, John Dixon, Herman van Keulen

Choosing appropriate practices and policies for biofuel production requires an understanding of how soils, climate, farm types, infrastructure, markets and social organisation affect the establishment and performance of these crops. The book highlights land use dynamics, cultivation practices…

Paperback – 2018-08-14
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By Nazia Mintz-Habib

The last decade has witnessed major crises in both food and energy security across the world. One response to the challenges of climate change and energy supply has been the development of crops to be used for biofuels. But, as this book shows, this can divert agricultural land from food production…

Paperback – 2018-04-10
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Edited by Francis X. Johnson, Vikram Seebaluck

Growing concerns about the impacts of climate change and dependence on fossil fuels have intensified interest in bioenergy from sugar cane and other crops, highlighting important links between energy, environment and development goals. Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by severe poverty; the…

Paperback – 2018-02-12
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By Joy Clancy

Biofuels and Rural Poverty makes an original contribution to the current controversial global debate on biofuels, in particular the consequences that large-scale production of transport fuel substitutes can have on rural areas, principally in developing countries but also in some poor rural areas…

Paperback – 2017-05-31
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Routledge Studies in Bioenergy

By Margaret Robertson

This new and expanded edition builds upon the first edition’s accessible and comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping the student with both conceptual understanding and technical skills for the workplace. Each…

Paperback – 2017-03-16
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Edited by Simon Shackley, Greet Ruysschaert, Kor Zwart, Bruno Glaser

This user-friendly book introduces biochar to potential users in the professional sphere. It de-mystifies the scientific, engineering and managerial issues surrounding biochar for the benefit of audiences including policy makers, landowners and farmers, land use, agricultural and environmental…

Hardback – 2016-02-22
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