Table of contents
Chapter 1 - Cultivating sugarcane for use in bioenergy applications: key issues:
Hardev S. Sandhu, University of Florida, USA;
1 Introduction
2 Key issues and challenges in cultivating sugarcane for bioenergy applications
3 Addressing the key challenges
4 Case studies in how research can be used to improve cultivation in practice
5 Future trends in research
6 Concluding remarks
7 References
Chapter 2 Production of biodiesel from oilseeds: canola/rapeseed:
B. Brian He and Dev Shrestha, University of Idaho, USA;
1 Introduction
2 Current technologies and constraints of biodiesel production
3 Life cycle assessment of canola/rapeseed biodiesel
4 Future trends and conclusion
5 Where to look for further information
6 References
Chapter 3 Use of palm oil for biofuel:
Jean-Marc Roda, CIRAD and Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia;
1 Introduction
2 Trends in biofuels
3 Production of palm-based biofuels
4 Biodiesel economics
5 Imports and defiscalisation: the odd alliance
6 The geopolitics of agribusiness: competition between productions systems
7 Conclusions
8 References
Chapter 4 Use of grassland for bioenergy and biorefining:
Ulrich Thumm, University of Hohenheim, Germany;
1 Introduction
2 Grassland biomass and biomass quality
3 Alternative uses for biomass from permanent grassland
4 Prospects for using grasslands for bioenergy
5 Conclusions
6 Where to look for further information
7 References
Chapter 5 Improvement options for agricultural crop production for food, feed and bioenergy:
Benoît Gabrielle, AgroParisTech and Université Paris-Saclay, France; and Pietro Goglio, Wageningen University, The Netherlands and Cranfield University, UK;
1 Introduction: the case for improving the performance of crop production systems
2 Methodological background
3 Improvement options
4 Summary
5 Future trends in research
6 Where to look for further information
7 References