Plant Biomass Conversion

, by Hood, Elizabeth E.; Nelson, Peter; Powell, Randall

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ISBN: 9780813816944 | 0813816947
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 3/22/2011

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As concerns regarding increasing energy prices, global warming and renewable resources continue to grow, so has scientific discovery into agricultural biomass conversion. Plant Biomass Conversion addresses both the development of plant biomass and conversion technology, in addition to issues surrounding biomass conversion, such as the affect on water resources and soil sustainability. This book also offers a brief overview of the current status of the industry and examples of production plants being used in current biomass conversion efforts.

Introduction
Biofuels and BioâÇôbased products—a new era of products from renewable sources. (Beth and Pete). This is the introduction to the whole book focus. It should be focused on what is possible from biomaterials—chemicals and fuels. Diversity of crop and animal feedstocks are also important although this book will focus on plant feedstocks. Volumes of feedstocks necessary to meet the needs
Feedstocks—near and far term
Agricultural and forest residues—This will focus on the first wave of feedstocks for the renewable industry—rice straw, corn stover, wheat straw, cotton trash, etc., even forest slash and sawdust
Woody crops—Steve Strauss—this will focus on hybrid poplar as a feedstock for biomass
MSW—Bill Ort to suggest a potential author—for cities, this is an additional feedstock to crop feedstocks. This prevents build up of municipal solid waste. Need to show the volumes available
Miscanthus—Mendel (Neal?)—Advantages and disadvantages; will the USDA allow this nonâÇônative plant on a large scale?
Switchgrass—Ceres (Steve?)—Advantages and disadvantages; what are the issues to high production from this plant?
Other energy crops—Arundo, etc (Peggy OziasâÇôAkins)—what are the advantages and disadvantages of this crop?
Soil and water sustainability
Soil and water sustainability for biofuel production—Steve Green and Jennifer Bouldin—If we harvest the biomass that is usually left on the ground in noâÇôtill agriculture, what are the consequences to the soil.? How much water will this take?
Technology
Enzymes—Production systems (Beth and John Howard)
Transgenic Plants—seed and biomass
Fungal fermentation
Enzyme quality and specific activity
Enzyme cocktails—biochemistry
Pretreatment options—this is current technology that will be deployed for the early production plants. (Michael Ladisch, Andy Aden, Bruce Dale)
Steam
Acid
Ammonia
Advanced pretreatment options
Fermentation Organisms—for 5 and 6 carbon sugars
Pilot and Production plants
Summary and analysis of those funded by DOE—useful to know who has been funded and what type of technology is being deployed in these plants. Other, nonâÇôDOE funded facilities
NonâÇôUS facilities and technologies
Economics—Economics chapter: (Marie Walsh?)—What will drive this industry? Sustainability
Summary
Future directions—new technologies
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