UID:
almafu_9958129955302883
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1 online resource (300 p.)
ISBN:
1-299-36424-1
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0-323-15729-7
Content:
Energy From Forest Biomass
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Energy from Forest Biomass; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Production and Harvesting of Wood Fuel; CHAPTER 1. WOOD AS A WORLD-WIDE FUEL SOURCE; CHAPTER 2. THE PRODUCTION OF WOOD FOR ENERGY; I. INTRODUCTION; II. FORESTS AS A SOURCE OF BIOMASS ENERGY; III. THE PRODUCTION OF WOOD IN ENERGY PLANTATIONS; IV. EVALUATION OF ENERGY PLANTATIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. TREE HARVESTING CHANGES IN SWEDEN DUE TO WHOLE TREE UTILIZATION; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PRESENT HARVESTING TECHNIQUES; III. INCREASING DEMAND FOR WOOD
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IV. CHANGES IN HARVESTING TECHNIQUESV. CONCLUDING REMARKS; CHAPTER 4. HARVESTING WOOD FOR ENERGY IN NORTH AMERICA; I. WOOD FUEL HARVESTING IN MEXICO; II. HARVESTING WOOD FUEL IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. THE POTENTIAL COSTS OF GROWING AND HARVESTING WOOD FOR ENERGY IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PLANTATION GROWING COSTS; III. HARVESTING COSTS; IV. AVAILABILITY OF LAND; V. DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Part II: Other Biomass Fuel Sources; CHAPTER 6. WOOD FOR FUEL; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7. TREE BIOMASS; I. TREE BIOMASS AS FUEL; II. THE SUPPLY PICTURE
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Ill SUPPLY LIMITATIONSIV. CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES; V. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. NEW ZEALAND FORESTS AND ENERGY; I. INTRODUCTION; II. FOREST PRACTICES; III. ENERGY USE AND BALANCE IN THE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES; IV. ENERGY OPTIONS; V. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9. WOOD FUELS IN JAPAN; I. WOOD FUELS IN JAPAN; II. CHARCOAL; III. FIREWOOD; IV. SAWDUST BRIQUETTES (OGALITE); V. OGATAN; VI. WOOD WASTE AND PLASTIC COMPOUND FUEL; REFERENCE; Part III: Intermediate Technology in Producing Energy from Wood Fuel
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CHAPTER 10. INTERMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY IN DERIVING ENERGY FROM FOREST BIOMASSI. INTRODUCTION; II. INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF WOOD FUEL; III. STOVES; IV. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; V. INCREASED EFFICIENCY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; VI. INCREASING AVAILABILITY AND UTILITY OF FUELWOOD; VII. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11. DENSIFIED WOOD AND BARK FUELS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIAL; III. TYPES OF DENSIFIED FUELS; IV. STORAGE; V. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DENSIFICATION; VI. IMPORTANT FUEL CHARACTERISTICS; VII. COMBUSTION; VIII. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 12. MANUFACTURE OF CHARCOAL FROM FAST-GROWN TREESI. INTRODUCTION; II. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES; III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; CHAPTER 13. CARBONIZATION AND GASIFICATION OF WOOD; I . PREFACE; II. CARBONIZATION; III. CHARCOAL PRODUCTION; IV. CHARCOAL QUALITY; V. GASIFICATION; REFERENCES; Part IV: Advanced Technology in Producing Energy from Wood Fuel; CHAPTER 14. WOOD ENERGY PROSPECTS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CONVERSION OF WOOD TO ENERGY; III. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 15. WOOD GASIFICATION - REVIEW OF RECENT CANADIAN EXPERIENCE; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CONCLUSIONS
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-652780-6
Language:
English
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