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The biomass generated by plants is singnificant; there is ample scope for development of improved technologies, namely, thermal, thermochemical, chemical and biochemical process for the conversion of these vast renewable sources ( in India and other developing countries) into food, feed, fuel, energy, chemicals and other value added products. Hence a comprehensive book covering all aspects of biomass conversion technologies would be of real use to all aspects of biomass conversion technologies would be of real use to all students, teachers, researchers and professionals engaged in the fields of agricultural science, technology an engineering and rural energy enineering. In the present context, the book has been organised in four sections-Sections I covers the important aspects of different sources, classification and characteristics of biomass; Section II deals with the combustion, pyrolysis and gasification of biomass/agricultrral wastes; Section III covers anaerobic biogasification and alcholic fermentation of biomass; and Section IV is devoted to the production of pure silica, silicon, furfural, ceramics and paper from agricultural wastes/biomass. Emphasis has been placed on principles, actual practices, designs ( including some worked out examples) and some useful data relevant to Indian conditions. ISBN - 9788120404182
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