Browsing by Subject "biomass"
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(2020-04-22)Intensifying public concern about climate change risks has accelerated the push for more tangible action in the transition toward low-carbon or carbon-neutral energy. Concurrently, the energy industry is also undergoing a ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)In this work, 80% lime-treated rice straw and 20% lime-treated chicken manure were used as substrates in rotary fermentors. Countercurrent fermentation was performed at various volatile solid loading rates (VSLR) and liquid ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)The increasing U.S. dependence on imported oil; the contribution of fossil fuels to the greenhouse gas emissions and the climate change issue; the current level of energy prices and other environmental concerns have increased ...
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(2015-01-23)This dissertation work explored the application of remote sensing technology for the assessment of forest carbon storage in Mt. Apo Natural Park. Biomass estimation is traditionally conducted using destructive sampling ...
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(2012-07-16)The majority of biofuels are produced from corn and grain. The drawback to these sources of biofuels is the vast amount of cultivated land needed to produce substantial amounts of biofuel, potentially increasing the price ...
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(2016-12-01)The semi-arid Texas High Plains (THP) is one of the intensively managed agricultural regions in the United States (US) where cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is a major crop. The THP region produces about a quarter of the ...
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(2015-11-30)As population continues to rise and development continues, there is increasing pressure for the production of food on a decreasing amount of land as well as an increased need for combustible fuel. Biofuels produced from ...
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(2017-07-26)Biofuels produced from non-food lignocellulosic feedstocks have the potential to replace a significant percentage of fossil fuels via high yield potential and suitability for cultivation on marginal lands. Commercialization ...
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(1998)With literally tons of biomass produced annually, a process that uses this waste as a feedstock would help reduce the problem of disposal. The MixAlco process is one that does just that. It converts biomass through anaerobic ...
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(2009-05-15)Global energy demands combined with environmental restrictions are fueling a move to alternative energy sources. Biofuels are formed from biomass; the MixAlco process is one such method. In this work, food scraps are ...
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(2012-06-07)Following the passage of the United States Energy Independence and Security Act in 2007, significant progress has been made in replacing liquid fossil fuels with biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass. Many crops have been ...
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(2017-12-05)This dissertation addresses the challenge to develop an economically viable biomass feedstock supply chain (SCh) that is able to provide feedstock under a range of operating conditions and meet the national renewable fuel ...
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(2019-04-12)In mixed-culture fermentations of lignocellulosic biomass, periodical product removal has proven to reduce product inhibition and thereby increase biomass digestion. Previously, ion-exchange resin (Amberlite IRA-67) was ...
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(2013-09-25)The Flower Garden Banks consist of two salt domes raised above the continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico roughly 190 km southeast of Galveston, Texas. With mean annual temperature variations of 18 to 32°C and relatively ...
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(2009-05-15)LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) directly measures canopy vertical structures, and provides an effective remote sensing solution to accurate and spatiallyexplicit mapping of forest characteristics, such as canopy height ...
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(2012-10-19)The purpose of this study was to assess feedstock logistics for a mobile pyrolysis system and to quantify the amount of soil loss caused by harvesting agricultural feedstocks for bioenergy production. The analysis of ...
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Fundamental study of structural features affecting enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass (Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)Lignocellulose is a promising and valuable alternative energy source. Native lignocellulosic biomass has limited accessibility to cellulase enzyme due to structural features; therefore, pretreatment is an essential ...
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(2011-05-09)High-biomass sorghums are being developed as a dedicated energy crop for biofuels. Their high biomass yields provide large quantities of structural carbohydrates (cellulose, lignin, etc.) for energy production. Sorghum ...
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(1989)The scope of this research is to quantify phytoplankton cell numbers at the Antarctic ice edge in horizontal and vertical dimensions during austral winter. Identification is to the species level where possible. Other methods ...
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(2019-03-19)Lignocellulosic biofuels are a promising source of renewable liquid fuel. Sorghum is a drought-resilient C4 grass that is grown for grain, forage, sugar, and biomass. It is a promising lignocellulosic biofuel feedstock ...