AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOENERGY

Book ID/图书代码： 14600015B79565

English Summary/英文概要： The bioenergy industry has grown rapidly since the turn of the century as politicians and energy producers have sought alternatives to fossil fuels. This has been driven by the growing consensus that carbon dioxide released during the burning of fossil fuels is causing global warming and climate change and the fact that fossil fuel reserves are finite and alternatives will have to be found. The expansion of the industry also came after a sustained period when farm prices were at historically low levels and the prospect of creating additional markets for agricultural produce was an attractive one. The bioenergy industry now represents a major market not only for established crops but also for novel crops and a variety of waste products. Its success, however, has led to a fierce ’food versus fuel’ debate on the ethics of using food crops for energy production.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to bioenergy, covering liquid biofuels (bioethanol and biodiesel), biomass and biogas. It describes the feedstocks that are used, including established and potential crops as well as waste, the production processes, the products, the political interventions to support the industry and the impacts the industry has had on markets. It provides information on how this sector is developing and where it may be headed, and aims to give a balanced view on the arguments for and against the exploitation of different bioenergy sources. It would make an excellent entry-level textbook on this fascinating and rapidly changing topic, but is also accessible to the non-expert who wishes to have an overview of an industry that is already having profound effects on agricultural and energy markets around the world.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 从本世纪初政客们和能源生产商们找寻化石燃料的替代能源开始，生物能源产业正在快速发展。人们就烧燃料排放的二氧化碳造成全球气候变化和全球变暖，还有化石燃料储备的有限性和需要找到可替代的能源这些事促进了生物能源产业的发展已达成越来越多的共识。紧接着这个产业的扩张进入了一轮持续期，当农产品价格处在历史新低的状态和创建农业产品的新市场也是极具吸引力的有很好的前景。生物能源产业现在不仅为建立作物提供了主要的市场，还为新型农作物和大量废旧铲平提供了市场。然而它的成功引发了一场激烈的关于“食物对燃料”的争论，关于将食用农作物提供能源的争论。

本书对生物能源做了全面的介绍，涵盖了液体生物燃料（生质酒精和生物柴油），生物质和生物沼气。它描述了已被使用的原料，包括已被采用的和可能会被采用的农作物，及废品，生产流程，产品和支持该产业的政治干预和该产业对市场的影响。本书还为读者提供了关于生物能源产业是怎样发展，它的前进方向，旨在为是否要支持不同生物能源资源的议题提供一个平衡的观点的信息。这是本入门级教科书，它的主题引人注目又变化快速，它也适合那些非专业，有兴趣了解该产业概况的人阅读，该产业对当今世界的农业和能源市场有着深远的影响。（YYW）

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