Overview
- Discusses economic factors of kenaf as a industrial material and green energy alternative
- Collects information gathered by BIOKENAF project covering description of the kenaf crop, agronomy, physiology, productivity, harvesting, industrial and energy applications, economic viability as well as environmental impact assessment
- Includes global research and development including results and information from Europe, USA and Australia as well as the central areas of cultivation in China, India, Thailand and Malaysia to give a worldwide perspective of the crop’s potential and uses
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Natural plant fibers fibres are being increasingly used in manufacturing industrial products because of their renewable and biodegradable natures. Kenaf is an annual bast fibre crop that can provide fibres for several industrial applications (composites, insulation mats, absorbents, bedding material, etc.) as well as raw material for energy exploitation (solid biofuels). Kenaf: A Multi-Purpose Crop for Several Industrial Applications introduces the physiology and field management of kenaf, agronomy, productivity, harvesting as well as its the industrial and energy uses of this promising non-food crop.
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Including recent research collected by the BIOKENAF project, Kenaf: A Multi-Purpose Crop for Several Industrial Applications provides a global picture of state of the art research and developments with Kenaf from Asia, USA and Australia. This thorough introduction if followed up with an assessment of the crops economic viability as well as an the environmental impact assessment of kenaf.
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Although not a new crop, Kenaf: A Multi-Purpose Crop for Several Industrial Applications provides a comprehensive introduction to this crop and its developing applications for energy engineers, industry managers, politicians and managers working to develop sustainable energy sources and bio-economies.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Kenaf: A Multi-Purpose Crop for Several Industrial Applications
Book Subtitle: New insights from the Biokenaf Project
Editors: Andrea Monti, Efthimia Alexopoulou
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5067-1
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-5066-4Published: 19 June 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-5945-2Published: 08 July 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-5067-1Published: 06 June 2013
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 203
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Energy Harvesting, Renewable and Green Energy, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Energy Systems, Structural Materials