Biorenewable resources : engineering new products from agriculture /

Biorenewable resources are the dedicated energy crops, agricultural residues, and organic wastes that serve as feedstocks in the production of fuels, chemicals, energy, and materials for the emerging bioeconomy. This edition provides an overview of the field that incorporates significant advances ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Robert C.
Other Authors: Brown, Tristan R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014.
Edition:Second edition.
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Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • Fundamental concepts in engineering thermodynamics
  • Organic chemistry
  • The biorenewable resource base
  • Production of biorenewable resources
  • Products from biorenewable resources
  • Biochemical processing of carbohydrate-rich biomass
  • Thermochemical processing of lignocellulosic biomass
  • Processing of oleaginous biomass
  • Processing of biorenewable resources into natural fibers
  • Environmental impact of the bioeconomy
  • Economics of biorenewable resources
  • Biorenewable policy.