Perennial Grasses for Bioenergy and Bioproducts: Production, Uses, Sustainability and Markets for Giant Reed, Miscanthus, Switchgrass, Reed Canary Grass and Bamboo brings together a team of international authors to explore the current utilization, sustainability and future perspectives of perennial grasses in the bioeconomy. The book begins by examining the role of these crops as feedstock for bioenergy, in particular advanced biofuels and bioproducts. It then offers five chapters, each covering one perennial grass type, namely giant reed, miscanthus, switchgrass, reed canary grass and bamboo. The book covers their breeding, cultivation, harvesting, pre-treatment, economics and characterization.
The book goes on to present the thermochemical conversion pathways for different types of feedstock. The last chapter explores issues concerning sustainability of perennial grasses, including their production in marginal lands. This thorough overview is a helpful reference for engineering researchers and professionals in the bioenergy sector, whose understanding of feedstock characterization, sustainability and production is critical in the development of conversion technologies.
Those in the industrial crops sector will benefit from discussion of various issues surrounding crop production, which can guide their feedstock cultivation, harvesting and pre-treatment for specific conversion processes or end use. The book is also a useful resource for instructors and students in Masters and PhD programs in the area of biomass and energy crops. Policy makers and government agents involved in regulating the bioenergy and bioproducts sector will find comprehensive information to guide their decision making.
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. 1. The Importance of Perennial Grasses as a Feedstock for Bioenergy and Bioproducts - p. 1 3. 2. Miscanthus - p. 35 4. 3. Switchgrass: From Production to End Use - p. 61 5. 3.1. Introduction - p. 61 6. 3.2. Origin and Distribution - p. 62 7. 3.3. Breeding - p. 63 8. 3.4. Plant Physiology - p. 66 9. 3.5. Plant Agronomy - p. 69 10. 3.6. Harvesting - p. 81 11. 3.7. Biomass Productivity - p. 86 12. 3.8. Biomass Characterization and Uses - p. 90 13. 4. Giant Reed: From Production to End Use - p. 107 14. 4.1. Introduction - p. 107 15. 4.2. Giant Reed Origin and Taxonomy - p. 109 16. 4.3. Plant Physiology - p. 111 17. 4.4. Agronomy - p. 119 18. 4.5. Harvesting and Logistics of Arundo donax L - p. 127 19. 4.6. Biomass Productivity and Uses - p. 137 20. 5. Reed Canary Grass: From Production to End Use - p. 153 21. 6. Bamboo Production for Industrial Utilization - p. 175 22. 7. Suitability of Perennial Grasses for Energy and Nonenergy Products - p. 217 23. 8. Sustainability of Perennial Crops Production for Bioenergy and Bioproducts - p. 245 24. Index - p. 285
Perennial Grasses for Bioenergy and Bioproducts: Production, Uses, Sustainability and Markets for Giant Reed, Miscanthus, Switchgrass, Reed Canary Grass and Bamboo brings together a team of international authors to explore the current utilization, sustainability and future perspectives of perennial grasses in the bioeconomy. The book begins by examining the role of these crops as feedstock for bioenergy, in particular advanced biofuels and bioproducts. It then offers five chapters, each covering one perennial grass type, namely giant reed, miscanthus, switchgrass, reed canary grass and bamboo. The book covers their breeding, cultivation, harvesting, pre-treatment, economics and characterization.
The book goes on to present the thermochemical conversion pathways for different types of feedstock. The last chapter explores issues concerning sustainability of perennial grasses, including their production in marginal lands. This thorough overview is a helpful reference for engineering researchers and professionals in the bioenergy sector, whose understanding of feedstock characterization, sustainability and production is critical in the development of conversion technologies.
Those in the industrial crops sector will benefit from discussion of various issues surrounding crop production, which can guide their feedstock cultivation, harvesting and pre-treatment for specific conversion processes or end use. The book is also a useful resource for instructors and students in Masters and PhD programs in the area of biomass and energy crops. Policy makers and government agents involved in regulating the bioenergy and bioproducts sector will find comprehensive information to guide their decision making.
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. 1. The Importance of Perennial Grasses as a Feedstock for Bioenergy and Bioproducts - p. 1 3. 2. Miscanthus - p. 35 4. 3. Switchgrass: From Production to End Use - p. 61 5. 3.1. Introduction - p. 61 6. 3.2. Origin and Distribution - p. 62 7. 3.3. Breeding - p. 63 8. 3.4. Plant Physiology - p. 66 9. 3.5. Plant Agronomy - p. 69 10. 3.6. Harvesting - p. 81 11. 3.7. Biomass Productivity - p. 86 12. 3.8. Biomass Characterization and Uses - p. 90 13. 4. Giant Reed: From Production to End Use - p. 107 14. 4.1. Introduction - p. 107 15. 4.2. Giant Reed Origin and Taxonomy - p. 109 16. 4.3. Plant Physiology - p. 111 17. 4.4. Agronomy - p. 119 18. 4.5. Harvesting and Logistics of Arundo donax L - p. 127 19. 4.6. Biomass Productivity and Uses - p. 137 20. 5. Reed Canary Grass: From Production to End Use - p. 153 21. 6. Bamboo Production for Industrial Utilization - p. 175 22. 7. Suitability of Perennial Grasses for Energy and Nonenergy Products - p. 217 23. 8. Sustainability of Perennial Crops Production for Bioenergy and Bioproducts - p. 245 24. Index - p. 285
