The book highlights major biofuel production chains including:
- cane cultivation in Brazil
- corn ethanol in the USA
- wheat and rapeseed in Europe
- oil palm in the Far East
- cane in Asia and Africa
- SRC and other lignocellulosic crops.
In each case the development, cropping systems and impacts are discussed, system dynamics are shown and lessons drawn for the way things could or should change.
Biofuel Cropping Systems is a vital resource for all those who want to understand the way biofuels are produced and how they impact other elements of society and especially how improvements can be made. It is a handbook for students, biofuel producers, researchers and policymakers in energy and agriculture.
The book highlights major biofuel production chains including:
- cane cultivation in Brazil
- corn ethanol in the USA
- wheat and rapeseed in Europe
- oil palm in the Far East
- cane in Asia and Africa
- SRC and other lignocellulosic crops.
In each case the development, cropping systems and impacts are discussed, system dynamics are shown and lessons drawn for the way things could or should change.
Biofuel Cropping Systems is a vital resource for all those who want to understand the way biofuels are produced and how they impact other elements of society and especially how improvements can be made. It is a handbook for students, biofuel producers, researchers and policymakers in energy and agriculture.
Biofuel Cropping Systems: Carbon, Land and Food
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296Hardcover
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780415539531 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 01/27/2014 |
Pages: | 296 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |