Agriculture-Bioenergy Nexus: Transforming Waste into Wealth comprehensively explores agricultural waste-to-bioenergy, covering everything from fundamental principles to advanced technologies and real-world applications. The book provides readers with case studies, practical insights, and actionable guidance for practitioners, investors, and policymakers. It illustrates the application of theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios, offering a holistic understanding of bioenergy conversion processes, challenges, and opportunities of agricultural waste. Additionally, the book offers detailed technoeconomic analysis to aid decision-making, sustainable environmental practices, and actionable insights for planning and executing bioenergy projects. It bridges disciplines, fostering a holistic understanding that connects agriculture, bioenergy, and environmental science.
1. 1. Introduction to agriculture–bioenergy nexus - p. 1 2. 2. Bioenergy crops: a source of renewable energy - p. 27 3. Chapter 3. Agricultural biomass pyrolysis for energy production - p. 57 4. Chapter 4. Gasification technologies for agro-waste to energy conversion - p. 81 5. Chapter 5. Hydrothermal liquefaction of agricultural biomass to energy - p. 109 6. 6. Advances in agro-biomass pretreatment for a feedstock for fermentation - p. 141 7. Chapter 7. Bioalcohol production from agricultural biomass - p. 185 8. 8. Biogas production from agricultural waste - p. 231 9. Chapter 9. Agro-waste-based microbial biorefinery for biohydrogen production - p. 267 10. 10. Agriculture waste as a feedstock for biodiesel production - p. 307 11. Chapter 11. Integrated technologies for agro-waste valorization - p. 351 12. Chapter 12. Lignocellulosic biorefinery: Economic analysis and the associated challenges - p. 387 13. Chapter 13. Commercialization and techno-economic analysis of agro waste-based biofuels - p. 421 14. Chapter 14. Life cycle assessment of agriculture bioenergy nexus technologies - p. 457 15. Index - p. 489
Agriculture-Bioenergy Nexus: Transforming Waste into Wealth comprehensively explores agricultural waste-to-bioenergy, covering everything from fundamental principles to advanced technologies and real-world applications. The book provides readers with case studies, practical insights, and actionable guidance for practitioners, investors, and policymakers. It illustrates the application of theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios, offering a holistic understanding of bioenergy conversion processes, challenges, and opportunities of agricultural waste. Additionally, the book offers detailed technoeconomic analysis to aid decision-making, sustainable environmental practices, and actionable insights for planning and executing bioenergy projects. It bridges disciplines, fostering a holistic understanding that connects agriculture, bioenergy, and environmental science.
1. 1. Introduction to agriculture–bioenergy nexus - p. 1 2. 2. Bioenergy crops: a source of renewable energy - p. 27 3. Chapter 3. Agricultural biomass pyrolysis for energy production - p. 57 4. Chapter 4. Gasification technologies for agro-waste to energy conversion - p. 81 5. Chapter 5. Hydrothermal liquefaction of agricultural biomass to energy - p. 109 6. 6. Advances in agro-biomass pretreatment for a feedstock for fermentation - p. 141 7. Chapter 7. Bioalcohol production from agricultural biomass - p. 185 8. 8. Biogas production from agricultural waste - p. 231 9. Chapter 9. Agro-waste-based microbial biorefinery for biohydrogen production - p. 267 10. 10. Agriculture waste as a feedstock for biodiesel production - p. 307 11. Chapter 11. Integrated technologies for agro-waste valorization - p. 351 12. Chapter 12. Lignocellulosic biorefinery: Economic analysis and the associated challenges - p. 387 13. Chapter 13. Commercialization and techno-economic analysis of agro waste-based biofuels - p. 421 14. Chapter 14. Life cycle assessment of agriculture bioenergy nexus technologies - p. 457 15. Index - p. 489
