This handbook provides state-of-the-art information on the status of the production of biofuels, in particular, bioethanol and biodiesel. It discusses the production of biofuels from biomass materials by thermochemical and biochemical methods. It also describes the production of biodiesel from various plant sources, including palm, rice bran, karanja seed, jatropha seed, mahua, and rubber seed oils. The book explains how increasing demand for fuel ethanol may influence the international market price of ethanol and looks at how the future of biodiesel needs improvements in conversion technology and an expansion of available feedstock through increased oil yields or oilseed production.
•
Botany
Renewable & Sustainable Energy
Biodiversity
Reference
Professional

Despite the worldwide use of chemicals and pesticides to control the devastating effects of plant disease, the international agribusiness market still suffers extensive economic losses each year. Biological Control of Plant Diseases offers natural alternatives to the synthetic fungicides, pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides that have not only failed to stop pests and pathogens, but have raised serious safety and environmental concerns. The world's leading plant pathologists examine the use of antagonistic microorganisms, inherent resistance, and natural fungicides for plant protection that's safe, economical, and effective.
•
Botany
Textbook
Undergraduate