Biomass Utilization

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Biomass Utilization — The Concept

   1. Biomass for Energy — Fuels Now and in the Future

      • D. O. Hall

      Pages 1-22

   2. Food, Chemical Feedstocks and Energy from Biomass

      • Roscoe F. Ward

      Pages 23-49

   3. Maximizing the Use of New Biomass with Population Limits

      • Harry Sobel

      Pages 51-61

3. The Raw Material and Its Preparation

   1. Forest Inventories as the Basis for a Continuous Monitoring of Forest Biomass Resources

      • T. Cunia

      Pages 63-101

   2. Aerial Photo Biomass Equation

      • Joseph Kasile

      Pages 103-107

   3. Forest Biomass Utilization in Greece

      • George Tsoumis

      Pages 109-115

   4. Biomass—The Agricultural Perspective

      • William J. Sheppard, Brian Young

      Pages 117-135

   5. The Aquatic Resource

      • Mentz Indergaard

      Pages 137-168

   6. Municipal Solid Waste — A Raw Material

      • Robert F. Vokes

      Pages 169-180

   7. The Potential Role of Densification in Biomass Utilization

      • John J. Balatinecz

      Pages 181-190

   8. Mass Propagation of Selected Trees for Biomass by Tissue Culture

      • S. Venketeswaran, V. Gandhi, E. J. Romano, R. Nagmani

      Pages 191-204

   9. The Production of Microalgae as a Source of Biomass

      • E. W. Becker

      Pages 205-226

   10. Hydrogen from Water — The Potential Role of Green Algae as Solar Energy Conversion System

       • B. Mahro, L. H. Grimme

       Pages 227-232

   11. Utilization of Aquatic Biomass for Wastewater Treatment

       • G. Lakshman

       Pages 233-239

   12. The Importance of Spartina maritima in the Recycling of Metals from a Polluted Area of River Sado Estuary, Portugal

       • F. Reboredo

       Pages 241-248

4. The Structure and Chemical Composition of Biomass

   1. The Anatomy, Ultrastructure and Chemical Composition of Wood

      • Wilfred A. Côté

      Pages 249-269

   2. Cellulose: Elusive Component of the Plant Cell Wall

      • Ed J. Soltes

      Pages 271-298

   3. Some Structural Characteristics of Acid Hydrolysis Lignins

      • John Papadopoulos

      Pages 299-307

5. Conversion Methods — Biological

   1. General Concepts of Waste Utilization for the Production of Microbial Biomass and Bio-Energy

      • B. Pekin

      Pages 309-364

This proceedings volume represents the culmination of nearly three years of planning, organizing and carrying out of a NATO Ad­ vanced Study Institute on Biomass Utilization. The effort was initi­ ated by Dr. Harry Sobel, then Editor of Biosources Digest, and a steering committee representing the many disciplines that this field brings together. . When the fiscal and logistical details of the original plan could not be worked out, the idea was temporarily suspended. In the spring of 1982, the Renewable Materials Institute of the State University of New York at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York revived the plan. A number of modifications had to be made, including the venue which was changed from the U.S.A. to Portugal. Additional funding beyond the basic support provided by the Scientific Affairs Division of NATO had to be obtained. Ul timately there were supplementary grants from the Foundation for Microbiology and the Anne S. Richardson Fund to assist student participants. The New York State College of Forestry Foundation, Inc. provided major support through the Renewable Ma­ terials Institute. The ASI was held in Alcabideche, Portugal from September 26 to October 9, 1982. Eighty participants including fifteen principal lecturers were assembled at the Hotel Sintra Estoril for the program that was organized as a comprehensive course on biomass utilization. The main lectures were supplemented by relevant short papers offered by the participants.

• biology
• biomass
• environment
• environmental science
• forest
• forestry
• iron
• microbiology
• paper

• College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, USA

  Wilfred A. Côté

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