Biomass

Carbon dioxide is contributing to the greenhouse effect and a significant part comes from the use of fossil fuels. Utilizing more renewable fuels is therefore a solution to decrease the net release of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. This can be achieved by substituting fossil f…

My dissertation weaves together paleo-ecological data, archival records, historical evidence, and modern inventories to understand the long-term impacts of fire disturbance on forest carbon dynamics in Six Rivers National Forest, California. Over three chapters, I use my results…

Seaweeds have been receiving increased interest from the fisheries and aquaculture industries in recent years, with red algae continuing to be one of the more important components of seaweed aquaculture representing 54% of the harvested biomass (around US 6.3 billion). These sea…

Through land use and biomass utilization, humans are dominant forces in the planetary biosphere and carbon and nitrogen cycles. Economic subsidies and policy mandates for producing biomass-sourced fuels and electricity could increase further the human appropriation of planetary …

Biomass, being the only renewable source of carbon, has the potential to serve as a sustainable platform for the production of energy and chemicals, in this era of diminishing supplies of fossil fuels. The conversion of lignocellulose to fuels and chemicals requires the effectiv…

The utilization of tropical fruit biomass as feedstock for biorenewable resources is an attractive proposition due to its abundance and potential to reduce reliance on conventional sources as well as the overall economic gain to all stakeholders. This study aims to pave the way …

Miscanthus is a tall perennial grass species native to parts of Asia. It has the potential to produce relatively high dry matter yields across a wide range of environmental and soil conditions. The Miscanthus cultivar most commonly recommended for biofuel production is a sterile…

Larval anurans may constitute the primary biomass of animals in geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs), but few studies have attempted to identify factors that influence larval body stoichiometry or their role in nutrient storage within GIWs. I measured body stoichiometry acros…

Plant-soil interactions and soil carbon dynamics are an essential part of soil function. Land-use change can affect the soil's ability to accumulate and store carbon. Deforestation and conversion to croplands has decreased tree species cover and diversity in the tropics resultin…

This investigation details the effects of fuel constituents on ash deposition through systematic experimental and theoretical analyses of fundamental particle experiments and a suite of fuels with widely varying inorganic contents and compositions. The experiments were carried o…

Handbook of plant-based biofuels

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With the depletion of oil resources as well as the negative environmental impact of fossil fuels, there is much interest in alternative energy sources. Focusing on some of the most important alternate energy sources for the foreseeable future, the Handbook of Plant-Based Biofue…