Routes to Cellulosic Ethanol, Paperback by Buckeridge, Marcos Silveira (EDT);...

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Subject Area: Science Number of Pages: Xii, 270 Pages Publisher: Springer New York Item Length: 9.3 in ISBN: 9781489981608 Format: Trade Paperback Publication Year: 2014 Publication Name: Routes to Cellulosic Ethanol Item Width: 6.1 in Subject: Life Sciences / Botany, Life Sciences / Biochemistry, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics Type: Textbook Book Title: Routes to Cellulosic Ethanol width: 6.1 in Item Weight: 16 Oz Language: English Author: Gustavo H. Goldman

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Routes to Cellulosic Ethanol, Paperback by Buckeridge, Marcos Silveira (EDT);.... Routes to Cellulosic Ethanol, Paperback by Buckeridge, Marcos Silveira (EDT); Goldman, Gustavo H (EDT), ISBN 1489981608, ISBN-13 9781489981608, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The perception that civilization is crossing a period of Global Climatic Changes that can seriously threaten our lifestyle, along with energy security and the search for prosperity, are the main drivers that are pushing men to use more biomass as a source of energy. It will be crucial that such intent will include a large parcel of sustainability so that more renewable energy becomes available for populations. Because large amounts of energy are “hidden” in carbon polymers made by plants, notably carbohydrates, it is obvious that if technologies are developed to produce liquid fuels such as ethanol from carbohydrate polymers such as cellulose, men could significantly increase energy sustainability . This book reviews general aspects of biomass utilization for bioenergy production as well as strategies using biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry and physics to disassemble plant cell walls. Recent discoveries of basic science under development in several laboratories in the world are reviewed by experts that have been intensively working with many aspects that will impact the development of the technology of production of cellulosic ethanol.