ABSTRACT

Global energy use is approximately 140 000 TWh per year. Interestingly, biomass production amounts to approximately 270 000 TWh per year, or roughly twice as much, whereas the official figure of biomass use for energy applications is 10-13% of the global energy use. This shows that biomass is not a marginal energy resource but more than capable of

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Introduction

ByErik Dahlquist

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Part I Biomass resources

chapter 2|22 pages

CHAPTER . 2Chemical composition of biomass

ByTorbjörn A. Lestander

chapter 4|16 pages

Bioenergy in Brazil – from traditional to modern systems

BySemida Silveira

chapter 5|22 pages

Biomass in different biotopes – an extensive resource

ByErik Dahlquist & Jochen Bundschuh

chapter 6|26 pages

Organic waste as a biomass resource

ByEva Thorin, Thorsten Ahrens, Elias Hakalehto & Ari Jääskeläinen

chapter 10|14 pages

Bioenergy polygeneration, carbon capture and storage related to the pulp and paper industry and power plants

ByJinyueYan, Muhammad Raza Naqvi & Erik Dahlquist

chapter 11|52 pages

Biofuels and green aviation

ByEmily Nelson

chapter 12|6 pages

Pulp and paper industry – trends for the future

ByErik Dahlquist & Jochen Bundschuh

chapter 13|28 pages

Biorefineries using waste – production of energy and chemicals from biomasses by micro-organisms

ByElias Hakalehto, Ari Jääskeläinen, Tarmo Humppi & Lauri Heitto

chapter 14|4 pages

Concluding remarks and perspectives on the future of energy systems using biomass

ByErik Dahlquist, Elias Hakalehto & Semida Silveira

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Subject index

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Sustainable Energy Developments