Woodhead Publishing From Crops and Wastes to Bioenergy: Current Status and Challenges (Woodhead Series in Bioenergy)

From Crops and Wastes to Bioenergy: Current Status and Challenges is a comprehensive volume on all aspects of biomass utilization for bioenergy, from the fundamentals to the latest commercial and regulatory issues. The book examines all aspects of biomass utilization, from technologies and processes to products. Sections examine the role of biomass in the energy transition, land availability for bioenergy projects, biomass logistics and supply chain, and assesses the lifecycle of bioenergy systems. Chapters are dedicated to each energy conversion route, including thermochemical, biochemical, and chemical, biofuels synthesis, hydrogen from biomass, biorefineries, electricity generation, and waste-to energy. Policy and regulatory issues are also considered. Each chapter reviews the state-of-the-art, discusses disruptive technological approaches, and concludes with specific recommendations on how to achieve commercial competitiveness. Case studies provide examples of real-world applications in each chapter. Reviews the state-of-the-art of the topic, discussing disruptive technological approaches and concluding with specific recommendations on how to achieve commercial competitiveness Critically compares the various energy conversion routes, including thermochemical, biochemical, chemical, biofuel synthesis, hydrogen from biomass, biorefineries, electricity generation, and waste-to-energy Analyzes sustainability issues related to land availability, biomass logistics, and supply chain, as well as the role of bioenergy in the energy transition, lifecycle assessments, and policies and regulatory issues