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UNINA9910787470703321 |
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Busch Briton Cooper |
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Whaling will never do for me : the American whaleman in the nineteenth century / / Briton Cooper Busch |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2009 |
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©1994 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (278 p.) |
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Whalers (Persons) - United States - Social life and customs |
Whalers (Persons) - United States |
Whaling - United States - History - 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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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 and indexes. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction: The American Whaleman; 2. Crime and Punishment; 3. Race and Status; 4. Work Stoppages; 5. Whalemen and American Consuls Abroad; 6. Desertion; 7. The Practice of Religion; 8. Whalemen's Women, Whalemen's Wives; 9. The Festive and the Ceremonial; 10. Waterfront Havens and the Honolulu Riot of 1852; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Whaleships; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
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""I just begin to find out that whaling will never do for me and have determined to leave the ship here if possible."" That sentiment, expressed by a foremast hand aboard the ship Caroline in 1843, is one shared by many of the whalemen in this fascinating book. Interest in Herman Melville's Moby Dick has contributed to a substantial literature on the history and lore of the industry. But not until now has the vast body of surviving whaleship logs and journals been used to paint an encompassing picture of the difficult but colorful life aboard nineteenth-century American whaling vessels.Briton |
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UNINA9910576887503321 |
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Autore |
Enke Dirk |
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Titolo |
Valorization of Residues from Energy Conversion of Biomass for Advanced and Sustainable Material Applications |
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Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Technology: general issues |
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The focus of this Special Issue was on biomass ash valorization with respect to their potential for various material applications. Most of the publications in this Special Issue focused on the production of biogenic silica with different properties. Additionally, some of the publications considered application of biomass ashes and biochar as a fertilizer, for soil amendment and recovery of ash forming elements such as N and P, as well as the application of biomass feedstocks in biofuel production.Accordingly, ashes produced from the thermochemical conversion of agricultural residues have high potential to be utilized for different material applications. However, local availability, as well as scaling up the process and life-cycle assessment should be considered prior to the utilization of these materials. Furthermore, densification as a mechanical pre-treatment can be crucial to improve the fuel properties, while purification of some of the ash forming elements, such as calcium, potassium, and prosperous should also not be disregarded in future investigations. |
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