Book Description:
Biomass and bioenergy are essential components of the energy mix in most countries Biomass is organic matter available on a renewable basis. Biomass includes forest and mill residues, agricultural crops and wastes, wood and wood wastes, animal wastes, livestock operation residues, aquatic plants, fast-growing trees and plants, and municipal and industrial wastes. Bioenergy is useful, renewable energy produced from organic matter. The conversion of the complex carbohydrates in organic matter to energy. Organic matter may either be used directly as a fuel or processed into liquids and gases. This book presents up-to-date research in this field.

Table of Contents:
Preface;

Chapter 1 - Biomass and Bioenergy Research in Tropical Africa: State of the Art, Challenges and Future Directions; pp. 1-34
(Jonathan C. Onyekwelu, Technische Universitat, Germany and Shadrach O. Akindele, University of British Columbia, Canada)

Chapter 2 - Poplar Biomass of Short Rotation Plantations as Renewable Energy Raw Material; pp. 35-66
(Bojana Klasnja, Sasa Orlovic and Zoran Galic (Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment Novi Sad, Serbia & Montenegro)

Chapter 3 - Biomass Energy Promotion in Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Perspectives in Bangladesh; pp. 67-89
(Md. Danesh Miah and Man Yong Shin, Kookmin University, South Korea)

Chapter 4 - Carbonization of Biomass Fuels; pp. 91-123
(Vladimir Strezov, Macquarie University, Australia, Tim J. Evans, Kwinana, Australia and Peter F. Nelson, Macquarie University, Australia)

Chapter 5 - In Bio-Fuel We Trust; pp. 125-140
(Annette Henning, Dalarna University, Sweden)

Chapter 6 - New Materials From Lignin; pp. 141-168
(Carlo Bonini and Maurizio D’Auria, Universita’della Basilicata, Italy)

Chapter 7 - Novel Environmentally Friendly Use of Lignin Biomass Component; pp. 169-200
(Kosikova Bozena, Labaj Juraj and Slamenova Darina et al., Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia)

Chapter 8 - Offgas Recycle for Increased Heat Production from Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste—Pilot Studies and Full-Scale Design; pp. 201-222
(James W. Blackburn, Zhe Wang, and Mahesh Mudragaddam, Southern Illinois University, USA)

Chapter 9 - Controlled Conversion of Biomass-Related Compounds With Additives in Hot-Compressed Water; pp. 223-247
(Masaru Watanabe, Tohoku University, Kiwamu Sue, Nihon University and Yukiya Hakuta et al., Tohoku Center)

Chapter 10 - Tar Removal From Biomass Gasification Processes;
pp. 249-274
(L. Devi, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, S.A. Nair, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan and A.J.M. Pemen et al., Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)

Chapter 11 - Big Hitter in Chicken Litter?; pp. 275-294
(Dan van der Horst, University of Birmingham, UK and Philip Sinclair, University of Surrey, UK)

Index.