Thermodynamics of energy production from biomass

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Title: Thermodynamics of energy production from biomass

Authors: Patzek,Tad; Pimentel, David

Publication Date: 27/01/2006

Subjects: biomass; thermodynamics; ecosystems

Abstract: With high quality petroleum running out in the next 50 years, the world governments and petrochemical industry alike are looking at biomass as a substitute refinery feedstock for liquid fuels and other bulk chemicals. New large plantations are being established in many countries, mostly in the tropics, but also in China, North America, Northern Europe, and in Russia. These industrial plantations will impact the global carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and water cycles in complex ways. The purpose of this paper is to use thermodynamics to quantify a few of the many global problems created by industrial forestry and agriculture.

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