Biorenewable Resources 2e (Hardcover, 2)

PREFACE vii

ABOUT THE AUTHORS xi

1 INTRODUCTION 1

2 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS 11

3 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 43

4 THE BIORENEWABLE RESOURCE BASE 75

5 PRODUCTION OF BIORENEWABLE RESOURCES 103

6 PRODUCTS FROM BIORENEWABLE RESOURCES 137

7 BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSING OF CARBOHYDRATE-RICH BIOMASS 171

8 THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSING OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS 195

9 PROCESSING OF OLEAGINOUS BIOMASS 237

10 PROCESSING OF BIORENEWABLE RESOURCES INTO NATURAL FIBERS 251

11 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE BIOECONOMY 261

12 ECONOMICS OF BIORENEWABLE RESOURCES 287

13 BIORENEWABLE POLICY 327

Appendix A DESCRIPTIONS OF BIORENEWABLE RESOURCES 341

Appendix B CONVERSION FACTORS 367

INDEX 369