Energy From Forest Biomass
- 1st Edition - December 2, 2012
- Editor: W. Ramsay Smith
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 3 4 1 7 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 7 2 9 - 2
Energy from Forest Biomass is a book that emerged from the papers presented at the International Union of Forestry Research Organization (IUFRO) XVII World Congress held in Kyoto,… Read more

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Request a sales quoteEnergy from Forest Biomass is a book that emerged from the papers presented at the International Union of Forestry Research Organization (IUFRO) XVII World Congress held in Kyoto, Japan. This book includes 18 papers representing different authors from nine countries. The book is divided into four parts. The first part contains discussions of the various researches on fuel plantations around the world, as well as harvesting techniques and associated costs. The second part discusses information on the actual and potential availability of biomass from sources other than fuel plantations. This part also examines the different types of biomass fuels currently used in Japan. The third part deals with the intermediate technology that can be used, such as charcoal production and direct combustion. The last part discusses the innovations in producing energy, such as gasification and liquidification. This book will be useful to graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, scientists, and readers who are interested in the use of biomass for energy purposes.
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Production and Harvesting of Wood Fuel
Wood as a World-Wide Fuel Source
The Production of Wood for Energy
Tree Harvesting Changes in Sweden Due to Whole Tree Utilization
Harvesting Wood for Energy in North America
The Potential Costs of Growing and Harvesting Wood for Energy in Australia and New Zealand
Other Biomass Fuel Sources
Wood for Fuel
Tree Biomass
New Zealand Forests and Energy
Wood Fuels in Japan
Intermediate Technology in Producing Energy from Wood Fuel
Intermediate Technology in Deriving Energy from Forest Biomass
Densified Wood and Bark Fuels
Manufacture of Charcoal from Fast-Grown Trees
Carbonization and Gasification of Wood
Advanced Technology in Producing Energy from Wood Fuel
Wood Energy Prospects
Wood Gasification—Review of Recent Canadian Experience
Liquidification of Wood
Evaluation of Wood Fuel Combustion in Hot Water Boilers
The Cost of Electricity from Silvicultural Fuel Farm-Based Power Plants
Index
- No. of pages: 294
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 2, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124334175
- eBook ISBN: 9780323157292
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