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UNINA9910298335603321 |
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Biomass and Bioenergy : Processing and Properties / / edited by Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Mohammad Jawaid, Umer Rashid |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
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[1st ed. 2014.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (377 p.) |
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Botany |
Sustainable development |
Biomedical materials |
Agriculture |
Forests and forestry |
Plant Sciences |
Sustainable Development |
Biomaterials |
Forestry |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Processing and Properties of Date palm fibers and its Composites -- Bamboo Fiber Processing, Properties and Applications -- Abaca fiber: A Renewable Bio-Resource for Industrial Uses and Other Applications -- Processing and Properties of Bagasse Fibres -- Agricultural Biomass Raw Materials: The Current State and Future Potentialities -- Kapok Fiber: Structure and Properties -- Production of Natural Fiber Obtained from the Leaves of Pineapple Plants (Ananas comosus) Cultivated in Costa Rica -- Indian Date Leaf FRP Composites: Mechanical and Dielectric Properties -- Sugarcane Straw and Bagasse -- Studies on Okra Bast Fibre Reinforced Phenol Formaldehyde Resin Composites -- Okra Fibres as Potential Reinforcement in Biocomposites -- Biomass Resources in Environmental and Socio-Economic Analysis of Fuel-Wood Consumption -- Production of Algal Biomass -- Natural Fibers |
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Reinforced Polymeric Matrix: Thermal, Mechanical and Interfacial Properties -- Lignocellulosic Materials as the Potential Source of Catalyst -- Straw Availability, Quality, Recovery and Energy Use of Sugarcane -- Jatropha curcas: A Prospective Energy Crop -- Algal Biomass Production Using Waste Water -- Biomass Steam Gasification for Hydrogen Production: A Systematic Review -- Bioethanol G2 : Production Process and Recent Studies. |
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At present biomass and bioenergy are the most significant renewable energy options and will remain so in the near and medium-term future. Biomass has the potential to become the world’s largest and most sustainable energy source and will be very much in demand. Bioenergy is based on resources that can be utilized on a sustainable basis all around the world and can thus serve as an effective option for the provision of energy services. In addition, the benefits accrued go beyond energy provision, creating unique opportunities for regional development. The current book is the first of a two volume series “Biomass and Bioenergy”, which is an up to date account of highly important characteristics of biomass and bioenergy. The present book comprising of twenty chapters from distinguished scientists and researchers around the tropics, reporting the diversity of untapped biomass and bioenergy resources, their processing and properties as well as their value-added functions as a bio-based feedstock in a sustainable economy. This book articulately highlighted the usefulness of biomass residues that are mostly known in the tropical world. In this book, the inclusion of a broad range of bast fibres, for example, kapok, pine apple leaf, Indian date fibre etc., mainly existing in the tropics with unexploited potential of vast and wide range value-addition in an energy-intensive world makes perfect sense. Lastly, chapters on alternative energy sources highlight the progress in algal biomass research as well as biomass steam gasification for Hydrogen production. We hope this book will serve as a comprehensive primer for individuals who are interested in learning about the vast potentials of tropical biomass. |
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UNINA9910968260503321 |
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Staff and educational development : case studies, experience, and practice / / edited by Helen Edwards, David Baume, and Graham Webb |
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London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Kogan Page, 2003 |
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1-135-72423-7 |
0-7494-4061-9 |
0-367-08860-6 |
1-280-04651-1 |
0-203-41655-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Case Studies of Teaching in Higher Education |
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EdwardsHelen |
BaumeDavid <1943-> |
WebbGraham <1950-> |
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College teachers - In-service training |
Career development |
College personnel management |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; STAFF AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Thinking, Writing and Talking about Staff and Educational Development; Section 1: Working Directly with Teachers; 1. Yes, But Can You Prove It? Proving the effectiveness of one-on-one consultations; 2. Professional Development in Retreat: Using a retreat to work on developing skills in academic writing; 3. Mapping the Way: Involving staff of a new department in curriculum development |
4. Are Teachers Really Researchers?: Encouraging staff to use action research on their own teaching5. And the Right Answer Is...: Using experiential learning to alert staff to technical issues in assessment; Section 2: Unusual Sources of Staff and Educational Development; 6. The Proof of the Pudding...: Gaining acceptance of faculty-based student support; 7. Making a Difference: Acting as an informal mentor; 8. Walking a Tightrope: Translating an institutional directive for |
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external audit into a development process |
9. By Accident Or...?: Using online material developed for other purposes as a resource for staff developmentSection 3: Driving Change in Faculties and Institutions; 10. I Will Survive: Using collaborative action learning for curriculum development; 11. Better Together: Encouraging staff to engage in inter-professional teaching and learning; 12. The Seven Steps: Making academics feel more valued as teachers; 13. Mission Impossible?: Promoting transformation and change through a student retention project |
14. Standing Out in a Big Crowd: Making a university distinctive and implementing a top-down initiative15. Too Much Too Soon?: Setting up a new development unit; 16. We're Not Laughing Now: Introducing staff and educational development to a traditional university; Section 4: Working Nationally; 17. Far Too Successful: Making accreditation of university teachers national policy and practice; 18. Take One Country...: Implementing a national system of staff development for university teachers; Section 5: Becoming a Developer |
19. Ways to Make Things Better-One, Two, Three!: Tracing the career of a developer from teacher, to quality unit to national projectConclusion: Insights from the Case Studies; Further Reading; Index |
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Maintaining the practical and interactive focus of the series, this book features a collection of case studies of best practice from around the world, covering different situations, environments and course types. They include key areas such as skills, research, supervision and curriculum change and development, support services, implementing change, leadership, quality assurance and improvement and accreditation. The studies are presented in such a way as to encourage readers to engage in critical reflection. After each one, its author provides a thorough analysis of the case, teasing out key |
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