Progress in Biomass Conversion : Volume 5

Progress in Biomass Conversion, Volume 5 aims to represent the multidisciplinary nature of the biomass community. The book discusses the hydroprocessing of biomass tars for liquid engine fuels; fuel characteristics of wood and nonwood biomass fuels; and the factors influencing dilute sulfuric acid prehydrolysis of southern red oak wood. The text also describes the energy costs of increased organics recovery for chemical by-products in Kraft pulp mills; the microeconomic approaches to biomass fuel pricing; and fuel characteristics of selected species of beached logs in Southeastern Alaska. An assessment of the costs and benefits of recovering logging residue for energy use and a review of biomass gasification technology are also encompassed. Chemical engineers, agriculturists, and forest scientists will find the book invaluable. Content: Inside Front Cover Page ii Front Matter Page iii Copyright page Page iv Contributors Page vii Preface Pages ix-x Contents of Previous Volumes Pages xi-xiii Hydroprocessing of Biomass Tars for Liquid Engine Fuels Pages 1-68 J. Soltes, Shih-Chien K. Lin Fuel Characteristics of Wood and Nonwood Biomass Fuels Pages 69-99 Amadeo Rossi Factors Influencing Dilute Sulfuric Acid Prehydrolysis of Southern Red Oak Wood Pages 101-141 J.F. Harris, R.W. Scott, E.L. Springer, T.H. Wegner The Energy Costs of Increased Organics Recovery for Chemical by-Products in Kraft Pulp Mills Pages 143-162 W.J. Frederick Jr. Microeconomic Approaches to Biomass Fuel Pricing Pages 163-202 E.C. Lesnick Jr. Fuel Characteristics of Selected Species of Beached Logs in Southeastern Alaska Pages 203-216 W. Ramsay Smith, Richard O. Woodfin Jr. An Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of Recovering Logging Residue for Energy use Pages 217-261 Ellen J. Hall Review of Biomass Gasification Technology Pages 263-279 Kenneth L. Tuttle Index Pages 281-284