Innovative Technologies: Biomass Energy

Editor/Author Hand, Carol
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: ABDO

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-1-61783-462-2
Image Count: 32
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

In this title, discover what biomass energy is, its history, how we use it today, and how new technologies can contribute to our energy future. Learn about cutting-edge biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel, and fuels from switchgrass and algae, and technologies that allow us to turn waste into energy.

Share this

This book is found in the following Credo Collections:

Table of Contents

  • CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS BIOMASS ENERGY?
  • CHATER 2 BIOMASS FROM PAST TO PRESENT
  • CHAPTER 3 WHERE BIOMASS COMES FROM
  • CHAPTER 4 PROS AND CONS OF BIOMASS
  • CHAPTER 5 BIOMASS ON THE RISE
  • CHAPTER 6 MAKING AND USING BIOPOWER
  • CHAPTER 7 BIOFUELS: BIODIESEL
  • CHAPTER 8 ETHANOL
  • CHAPTER 9 NEW BIOFUEL SOURCES
  • CHAPTER 10 WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF BIOMASS?
  • Glossary
  • Additional Resources
  • About the Author
  • About the Content Consultant