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Biomass Resources for Biofuel Production

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Modeling Energetic Efficiency of Biofuels Production

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Biomass can be considered as any form of matter that is formed by living organisms. When already not alive, biomass is the resource for many useful applications. In the majority of cases, it is converted into various products or used as an energy source. The present chapter is dedicated to the discussion of the latter case including the methods of conversion of biomass into several types of fuels. The silviculture, short rotation crops, and agricultural crops are presented as sources of different forms of biomass utilized for production of several types of biofuels.

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Wasiak, A. (2019). Biomass Resources for Biofuel Production. In: Modeling Energetic Efficiency of Biofuels Production. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98431-5_2

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