Energy from Organic Materials (Biomass)

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxv

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2. Renewable Energy from Biomass: Introduction

   • Martin Kaltschmitt

   Pages 1-14

3. Resource Side

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Biomass Production: Biological Basics

      • Matthias Gilbert, Christian Wilhelm

      Pages 17-52

   3. Wood from Forests: Trees and Production Schemes

      • Michael Köhl

      Pages 53-69

   4. Short Rotation Coppice: Status and Prospects

      • Anne Rödl

      Pages 71-88

   5. Lignocellulosic Energy Grasses for Combustion, Production, and Provision

      • Yasir Iqbal, Iris Lewandowski

      Pages 89-99

   6. Biogas Substrates from Municipalities and Industries

      • Ulrike Seyfert, Daniela Thrän, Jasmin Kalcher

      Pages 101-111

   7. Biogas Production and Energy Cropping

      • Christoph Strauß, Armin Vetter, Michael Dickeduisberg, Andreas Von Felde

      Pages 113-164

   8. Algae: A New Biomass Resource

      • Alberta Pinnola, Cinzia Formighieri, Roberto Bassi

      Pages 165-197

   9. World Markets for Wood: Status and Prospects

      • Udo Mantau, Marian Mayr, Przemko Döring, Ulrike Saal, Sebastian Glasenapp, Christian Blanke

      Pages 199-224

   10. World Markets for Sugar and Starch: Status and Prospects

       • Verena Wolf, Marlen Haß

       Pages 225-260

   11. World Markets for Vegetable Oils: Status and Prospects

       • Thomas Mielke

       Pages 261-298

   12. Biomass Resources, Worldwide

       • André P. C. Faaij

       Pages 299-350

4. Overview Conversion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 351-351

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   2. Biomass as Renewable Source of Energy: Possible Conversion Routes

      • Martin Kaltschmitt

      Pages 353-389

5. Heat and Electricity from Solid Biofuels

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 391-391

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   2. Thermochemical Conversion of Solid Biofuels: Processes and Techniques

      • Daniel Christ, Marvin Scherzinger, Ulf Neuling, Martin Kaltschmitt

      Pages 393-413

   3. Solid Biofuels and Their Characteristics

      • Hans Hartmann

      Pages 415-450

   4. Upgraded “New” Solid Biofuels

      • Marco Klemm, Ralf Schmersahl, Claudia Kirsten, Nadja Weller, Annett Pollex, Jan Hari Arti Khalsa et al.

      Pages 451-481

This comprehensive reference is a state-of-the-art survey of biomass as an energy carrier for the provision of heat, electricity, and transportation fuel, considering technical, economic, environmental, and social aspects. On a global scale, biomass contributes roughly 12 to 16 % of the energy needed to cover the overall primary energy consumption. Thus far, it is humanity’s most important source of renewable energy, used on practically all continents and growing in importance even in industrialized nations. With detailed coverage of the production of solid, gaseous and liquid fuels, as well as a final energy provision, this volume serves as an introduction for readers just entering the field, but also offers new insights, up-to-date information, as well as latest findings for advanced researchers, industry experts, and decision makers.

• Renewable Energy from Biomass
• Liquid Biofuels
• Bioethanol
• Biodiesel
• Biokerosene
• Gaseous Biofuels
• Biogas
• Biomethane
• Solid Biofuels
• Wood Chips
• Wood Logs
• Wood Pellets
• Biomass Combustion
• Biomass Gasification
• Biomass Pyrolysis
• Anaerobic Fermentation
• Alcoholic Fermentation
• biochemical engineering

• Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics (IUE), Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Hamburg, Germany

  Martin Kaltschmitt

Martin Kaltschmitt did his PhD as well as his Habilitation in the field of renewable energies at Stuttgart University / Germany. After a research stay at King's College in London and at the University of California at Berkeley he became the managing director of the Leipzig Institute for Energy non-profit research company. In 2006 he has been promoted to a full professor at Hamburg University of Technology where he is heading the Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Economics. Between 2008 and 2010 he was in parallel the scientific managing director of the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ). He published more than 20 books and more than 210 articles in scientific magazines; the textbook about Renewable Energies and about Energy from Biomass is available in the 5th and 3rd edition, respectively. He gave also more than 500 presentation on scientific conferences and seminars within the field of renewable energy and especially bioenergy.

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