TY - BOOK AU - De Jong, Wiebren AU - Ommen J. Ruud van TI - Biomass as a sustainable energy source for the future: fundamentals of conversion processes SN - 9781118304914 U1 - 662.88 PY - 2014/// CY - Hoboken, New Jersey : PB - Wiley KW - Biomass energy N2 - Focusing on the conversion of biomass into gas or liquid fuels thebook covers physical pre-treatment technologies, thermal, chemicaland biochemical conversion technologies- Details the latest biomass characterizationtechniques- Explains the biochemical and thermochemical conversionprocesses- Discusses the development of integrated biorefineries, which are similar to petroleum refineries in concept, covering suchtopics as reactor configurations and downstream processing- Describes how to mitigate the environmental risks whenusing biomass as fuel- Includes many problems, small projects, samplecalculations and industrial application examples ER -