Biomass

To Win the Future

By (author) Shi Yuanchun

Publication date:

22 November 2013

Length of book:

530 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9780739173701

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

After addressing the basic knowledge of bioenergy and its development in the United States, the European Union, and Brazil, this book places emphasis on the introduction of China’s bioresources, its development since 2001, and the difficulties it encountered. In the concluding chapter, Shi presents his ideas about a ‘Green Civilization.’ This book analyzes bioenergy from a natural science perspective, but is also accessible to the social scientist interested in sustainable development.

Introduction: Ten Years in the Past
Chapter 1: On Energy
Chapter 2: Resource and Environmental Crisis
Chapter 3: 21st Century—the Era of Multi-energy
Chapter 4: Biomass and Biomass Industry
Chapter 5: Brazil Miracle
Chapter 6: Grand Blueprint of the United States
Chapter 7: Second- and third-tier countries in bio-based industry
Chapter 8: A Dazzling Array of Biofuel Product (Part I)
Chapter 9: A Dazzling Array of Biofuel Product (Part II)
Chapter 10: Q&A about Environmental and Ecological Effects
Chapter 11: Q&A about Impact of Bio-Fuel Development on Food Security
Chapter 12: Dilemma and Transition of China’s Energy
Chapter 13: Energy Agriculture: A Dose of Good Medicine for Ailments Troubling China’s Agriculture, Rural Areas, and Farmers
Chapter 14: Biomass Energy: A threshold China can not afford to bypassed
Chapter 15: Biomass resources in China (Part I)
Chapter 16: Biomass Resources in China (Part II)
Chapter 17: “Straw Mine”: Ten Folds of Shendong Coalfield in Output
Chapter 18: Making Waste Profitable—China’s Green Energy Industry
Chapter 19: Four Major Sandy Lands and “Go to Xikou” achieve a Win-Win Outcome on Desertification Control and Power Generation
Chapter 20: The Grand Scenery Revealed at the Perilous Peak
Chapter 21: Industrial Biogas: From Waste to Miracle- Biogas’ Today and Tomorrow
Chapter 22: On Ten Major Relationships Governing Biomass Development in China
Chapter 23: Ultimate Beauty of Green Civilization