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1 online resource |
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Front Cover; Biofuels, Bioenergy and Food Security: Technology, Institutions and Policies; Copyright; Dedication; Dedication of Deepayan Debnath; Dedication of Suresh Chandra Babu; Contents; Contributors; Preface and acknowledgments; Section 1: Introduction to bioenergy; Chapter 1: Bioenergy economy, food security, and development; 1. Introduction; 2. A conceptual framework to identify the factors affecting the transformation of food systems into bioeconomic systems; 3. Bioenergy strategies to move toward a bioeconomic system; 3.1. Bioenergy in the bioeconomic system |
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4. Food security, food economy, and bioeconomic systems4.1. Bioenergy production: Advantages and disadvantage for food security; Land accessibility; Employment, wages, and labor conditions; Small farmers income generation; National Food Security; Community development; Energy security and access to energy; Gender equity; 5. Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 2: Technology, policy, and institutional options; 1. Introduction; 1.1. A brief introduction to biofuels; 2. Overview of the evolution of biofuel policies and institutional options; 2.1. 1970s-2000s; 2.2. 2002-2010 |
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A surge originating from various concernsThe early phase: Pilot programs; The multiplication of support policies; Export opportunities for developing countries; A gradual shift of policies: Toward volumetric mandates and subsidies; 2.3. 2010-2018; The sustainability agenda; The policy developments lying ahead; 3. Technology: Overview of biofuel pathways; 4. Conclusion; Disclaimer; References; Further reading; Section 2: Technological options; Chapter 3: From biomass to biofuel economics; 1. Introduction; 2. Conversion of maize to ethanol: A closer look; 2.1. Wet milling; 2.2. Dry grind |
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Milling and liquefactionSaccharification; Fermentation; Distillation; Rectification; Dehydration; 3. Conversion of sugar cane to ethanol; 4. Conversion of other grains to ethanol; 5. Biodiesel production system; 5.1. Conversion of oilseed to biodiesel; 5.2. Transesterification; 6. Economic efficiency of food-based ethanol and biodiesel; 6.1. Ethanol and biodiesel yield; 6.2. Crops/vegetable oil yields; 6.3. Food crop-based biofuel yield; 7. Advantages and disadvantages of using food-based feedstock; 7.1. Advantages; 7.2. Disadvantages; 8. Conclusions; References |
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Chapter 4: Interaction between biofuels and agricultural markets1. Introduction; 2. Biofuels market; 3. Linkage between energy and agricultural sector; 4. Nonrenewable fuel use; 5. Policy; 6. Interaction between biofuels and agricultural markets; 7. Modeling the market linkage: An example of the OECD-FAO Aglink-Cosimo model; 8. Equilibrium condition used to solve the biofuels market within the Aglink-Cosimo model; 9. Conclusion; Disclaimer; Further reading; Section 3: Sector/market integration, contributions, debates and challenges; Chapter 5: The food-fuel-fiber debate; 1. Introduction |
| Summary |
Biofuels, Bioenergy and Food Security: Technology, Institutions and Policies explores the popular 'Food versus Fuel' debates, discussing the complex relationship between the biofuel and agricultural markets. From the importance of bioenergy in the context of climate change, to the potentially positive environmental consequences of growing second generation biofuels crops, this book provides important insights into the impact of policy, the technical implementation and the resulting impact of biofuels. The discussion of existing issues hindering the growth of the cellulosic biofuel industry and their remedies are particularly relevant for policy makers and others associated with the biofuel industry. Transferring information on bioenergy economy through the discussion of the current and emerging biofuel market, country specific case studies explain the existing biofuel policy and its consequences to both the energy and agricultural markets. Economic simulation models explain the future of the bioenergy markets. Biofuels, Bioenergy and Food Security: Technology, Institutions and Policies is an invaluable resource to the students, scientific community, policy makers, and investors in the bioenergy industry. Students will benefit from a variety of perspectives on major societal questions in context of the interaction between food security and bioenergy. Its review of existing literature on the biofuel marker, investment opportunities, and energy independence provides a broad overview to allow informed decision making regarding the industry |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 20, 2019) |
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Biomass energy.
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Energy crops.
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Food security.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Biomass energy
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Energy crops
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Food security
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Babu, Suresh Chan, author
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| ISBN |
9780128039816 |
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0128039817 |
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