Soil quality and biofuel production / / editors: Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 662/.6692
• Soggetto topico: Biomass energy - Environmental aspects; Soils - Quality
• Altri autori: LalR StewartB. A <1932-> (Bobby Alton)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1. Soil Processes and Residue Harvest Management; Chapter 2. Soil Quality Impacts of Residue Removal for Biofuel Feedstock; Chapter 3. Ecological Consequences of Biofuels; Chapter 4. Land Use in Production of Raw Materials for Biofuels; Chapter 5. Corn and Cellulosic Ethanol Problems and Soil Erosion; Chapter 6. Ethanol Production from Sugarcane and Soil Quality; Chapter 7. Economic Balance: Competition between Food Production and Biofuels Expansion; Chapter 8. Opportunities and Challenges of Biofuel Production; Index; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: From its humble beginning in the late 19th century?when Henry Ford's first car was designed to run on ethanol?biofuel production has been on the rise with more than 26 billion liters produced in the U.S. in 2007. Ethanol made from biomass (rather than grains) holds great promise, including numerous economic and environmental benefits. However, the adverse interactions of energy, climate, food, and soil quality cannot be ignored. In eight concise chapters, Soil Quality and Biofuel Production presents a state-of-the-knowledge review of soil properties and proces
• Titolo autorizzato: Soil quality and biofuel production
• ISBN: 1-000-00683-2; 0-429-13055-4; 1-282-49513-5; 9786612495137; 0-415-99830-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780819903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in soil science (Boca Raton, Fla.)