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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas Korres (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA) , Padraig O'Kiely , John A.H. Benzie , Jonathan S. WestPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 1.030kg ISBN: 9780415698405ISBN 10: 0415698405 Pages: 472 Publication Date: 27 August 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Sustainable Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Part 1: Legislation-Energy Policy 2. Energy and Agricultural Policy in Relation to Biomethane, with Particular Reference to the Transport Sector 3. Biomethane Production with Reference to Land Use Change Part 2: Feedstocks 4. Grass and Grass Silage: Agronomical Characteristics and Biogas Production 5. Maize and Maize Silage for Biomethane Production 6. Suitability of Microalgae and Seaweeds for Biomethane Production 7. Organic Wastes for Biomethane Production 8. Industrial Residues for Biomethane Production Part 3: Anaerobic Digestion Technology 9. Anaerobic Digesters: Perspectives and Challenges 10. Biogas Upgrading and Compression 11. Storage and Distribution of Biomethane 12. Variation in Anaerobic Digestion: Need for Process Monitoring 13. General Principles of Data Warehouse and Data Mining in Anaerobic Digestion Part 4: Genetics and Population Dynamics 14. Microbial Communities and their Dynamics in Biomethane Production 15. The Role of Molecular Biology in Optimizing Anaerobic Digestion and Biomethane Production Part 5: Sustainability in Anaerobic Digestion 16. Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Assessing Biomethane Production Sustainability 17. The Use of Digestate as a Substitute for Manufactured Fertiliser 18. The Sustainability of Small-Scale Anaerobic Digesters at Farm Scale 19. Biogas Technologyfor Developing Countries: An Approach to Sustainable Development Concluding Remarks Appendix: Anaerobic Digestion Application in a Typical Cambodia Family Farm – A Case StudyReviewsThe rapid uptake of anaerobic digestion throughout Europe to achieve energy and nutrient recovery from organic wastes, has led to a commensurate increase in the technical literature around waste digestion. This timely publication provides an excellent synthesis of our present understanding whilst highlighting the outstanding problems. It provides both researchers and practitioners a easy route into this challenging subject area. - Nigel Horan, University of Leeds, UK Author InformationNicholas E. Korres is a researcher at the University of Arkansas, USA. Padraig O’Kiely works at Teagasc, the Irish Agricultural Authority, Ireland. John A.H. Benzie is a Professor in the Environmental Research Institute at University College Cork, Ireland. Jonathan S. West is a senior scientist at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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