Butz, Stephen D.
Energy and agriculture: Science, environment and solutions - Australia Cengage Learning 2015 - xv, 385 pages : col. illus.
Unit I energy use in the pre-industrial and industrial eras –
Chapter 1 pre-industrial energy use –
Human origins and energy –
The agricultural revolution –
Animal power –
Early energy used for light –
Early heat energy –
Peat energy –
early water energy –
early wind energy –
Chapter 2 the coal era –
Coal formation –
Early coal use –
Coal and the steam engine –
Coke –
Coal gas –
Chapter 3 the oil era –
Oil formation –
Oil Chemistry –
Petroluem refining –
Early use of oil –
Unit II contemporary non-renewable energy resources –
Chapter 4 modern coal –
Coal extension –
Coal processing –
Transportation of coal –
Coal use –
Coal byproducts –
Coal reserves –
New coal technologies –
Carbon sequestration –
Environmental impacts of coal –
Coal air pollution –
Chapter 5 petroleum –
Conventional crude oil extraction –
Unconventional oil extraction –
Oil reserves –
Modern use of oil –
Environmental impacts of petroleum –
Oil and agriculture –
Chapter 6 natural gas –
Natural gas –
Natural gas use –
Transportation of natural gas –
Natural gas reserves –
Environmental impacts of natural gas –
Natural gas and agriculture –
Chapter 7 nuclear power –
Nuclear reactions –
Nuclear fuel –
Nuclear power plants –
Environmental impacts of nuclear energy –
Unit III contemporary renewable energy resources –
Chapter 8 solar power –
Passive solar energy –
Active solar energy –
Concentrated solar power –
Photovoltaics –
Chapter 9 hydroelectric power –
Large-scale hydroelectric –
Small-scale hydroelectric –
Pumped storage –
Environmental impacts of hydropower –
Hydropower and agriculture –
Chapter 10 hydrokinetic power –
In-stream hydropower –
Tidal power –
Wave power –
Ocean thermal energy conversion –
Chapter 11 wind power –
Wind resources –
Wind turbines –
Environmental impacts of wind power –
Wind power and agriculture –
Chapter 12 geothermal –
Earth's interior heat –
Hydrothermal power –
Geothermal heat pumps –
Agricultural use of geothermal energy –
Environmental impacts of geothermal energy –
Chapter 13 secondary sources of energy –
Electricity –
Hydrogen –
Unit IV the Science of energy and work –
Chapter 14 the laws of thermodynamics –
Energy –
Thermodynamics –
Electromagnetic energy –
Energy transfer –
Chapter 15 the Chemistry of energy –
Thermochemistry –
Electrochemistry –
Chapter 16 work and machines –
Work –
Simple machines –
Chapter 17 heat engines –
The Carnot Cycle –
The Rakine Cycle engine –
The Brayton Cycle engines –
The internal combustion engine –
The heat pump –
Chapter 18 energy flow through living systems –
Photosynthesis and chemosynthesis –
Respiration –
Primary production –
Primary and secondary consumers –
Food chains and webs –
The energy pyramid –
Unit V solid bioenergy fuel from agriculture –
Chapter 19 solid fuel biomass energy resources –
Solid biomass feedstocks –
Woody residue –
Crop residue –
Energy crops –
Chapter 20 solid biofuel energy production –
Biopower –
Biomass heat –
Chapter 21 environmental effects of solid biomass fuels –
Positive effects of solid biomass fuels –
Negative effects of solid biomass fuels –
Unit VI liquid bioenergy fuels from agriculture –
Chapter 22 alcohol transportation fuels –
Ethanol –
Methyl alcohol –
Butyl alcohol and biobutanol –
Chapter 23 biodiesel –
The diesel engine –
Biodiesel production –
Transesterfication –
Oil feedstocks –
Use of biodiesel –
Chapter 24 biomass to liquids –
Biomass conversion –
Research –
Byproducts of creating bio-oil –
The Fischer-Tropsch process –
Unit VII gasesous bioenergy fuels from agriculture –
Chapter 25 biogas –
Anaerobic digestion –
Digester biogas production –
Benefits of biogas usage –
Landfill biogas –
Biogas and agriculture.
"As worldwide demand for energy continues to rise and conventional non-renewable resources dwindle in supply, the need for new, environmentally conscious ways to meet society's energy requirements are becoming increasingly more important. Energy and Agriculture is a science textbook designed to introduce students to the ways energy is generated and used today, and the role agriculture can play in helping to satisfy the world's energy demands. The use of agriculturally based fuel systems, also known as bioenergy, as a means to supply energy to our technological society, provides environmentally safe, renewable energy options for all aspects of life, including industry, transportation, and electrical power generation."
9781111541088
Energy.
Agriculture.
Ref 333.79 B98e 2015
Energy and agriculture: Science, environment and solutions - Australia Cengage Learning 2015 - xv, 385 pages : col. illus.
Unit I energy use in the pre-industrial and industrial eras –
Chapter 1 pre-industrial energy use –
Human origins and energy –
The agricultural revolution –
Animal power –
Early energy used for light –
Early heat energy –
Peat energy –
early water energy –
early wind energy –
Chapter 2 the coal era –
Coal formation –
Early coal use –
Coal and the steam engine –
Coke –
Coal gas –
Chapter 3 the oil era –
Oil formation –
Oil Chemistry –
Petroluem refining –
Early use of oil –
Unit II contemporary non-renewable energy resources –
Chapter 4 modern coal –
Coal extension –
Coal processing –
Transportation of coal –
Coal use –
Coal byproducts –
Coal reserves –
New coal technologies –
Carbon sequestration –
Environmental impacts of coal –
Coal air pollution –
Chapter 5 petroleum –
Conventional crude oil extraction –
Unconventional oil extraction –
Oil reserves –
Modern use of oil –
Environmental impacts of petroleum –
Oil and agriculture –
Chapter 6 natural gas –
Natural gas –
Natural gas use –
Transportation of natural gas –
Natural gas reserves –
Environmental impacts of natural gas –
Natural gas and agriculture –
Chapter 7 nuclear power –
Nuclear reactions –
Nuclear fuel –
Nuclear power plants –
Environmental impacts of nuclear energy –
Unit III contemporary renewable energy resources –
Chapter 8 solar power –
Passive solar energy –
Active solar energy –
Concentrated solar power –
Photovoltaics –
Chapter 9 hydroelectric power –
Large-scale hydroelectric –
Small-scale hydroelectric –
Pumped storage –
Environmental impacts of hydropower –
Hydropower and agriculture –
Chapter 10 hydrokinetic power –
In-stream hydropower –
Tidal power –
Wave power –
Ocean thermal energy conversion –
Chapter 11 wind power –
Wind resources –
Wind turbines –
Environmental impacts of wind power –
Wind power and agriculture –
Chapter 12 geothermal –
Earth's interior heat –
Hydrothermal power –
Geothermal heat pumps –
Agricultural use of geothermal energy –
Environmental impacts of geothermal energy –
Chapter 13 secondary sources of energy –
Electricity –
Hydrogen –
Unit IV the Science of energy and work –
Chapter 14 the laws of thermodynamics –
Energy –
Thermodynamics –
Electromagnetic energy –
Energy transfer –
Chapter 15 the Chemistry of energy –
Thermochemistry –
Electrochemistry –
Chapter 16 work and machines –
Work –
Simple machines –
Chapter 17 heat engines –
The Carnot Cycle –
The Rakine Cycle engine –
The Brayton Cycle engines –
The internal combustion engine –
The heat pump –
Chapter 18 energy flow through living systems –
Photosynthesis and chemosynthesis –
Respiration –
Primary production –
Primary and secondary consumers –
Food chains and webs –
The energy pyramid –
Unit V solid bioenergy fuel from agriculture –
Chapter 19 solid fuel biomass energy resources –
Solid biomass feedstocks –
Woody residue –
Crop residue –
Energy crops –
Chapter 20 solid biofuel energy production –
Biopower –
Biomass heat –
Chapter 21 environmental effects of solid biomass fuels –
Positive effects of solid biomass fuels –
Negative effects of solid biomass fuels –
Unit VI liquid bioenergy fuels from agriculture –
Chapter 22 alcohol transportation fuels –
Ethanol –
Methyl alcohol –
Butyl alcohol and biobutanol –
Chapter 23 biodiesel –
The diesel engine –
Biodiesel production –
Transesterfication –
Oil feedstocks –
Use of biodiesel –
Chapter 24 biomass to liquids –
Biomass conversion –
Research –
Byproducts of creating bio-oil –
The Fischer-Tropsch process –
Unit VII gasesous bioenergy fuels from agriculture –
Chapter 25 biogas –
Anaerobic digestion –
Digester biogas production –
Benefits of biogas usage –
Landfill biogas –
Biogas and agriculture.
"As worldwide demand for energy continues to rise and conventional non-renewable resources dwindle in supply, the need for new, environmentally conscious ways to meet society's energy requirements are becoming increasingly more important. Energy and Agriculture is a science textbook designed to introduce students to the ways energy is generated and used today, and the role agriculture can play in helping to satisfy the world's energy demands. The use of agriculturally based fuel systems, also known as bioenergy, as a means to supply energy to our technological society, provides environmentally safe, renewable energy options for all aspects of life, including industry, transportation, and electrical power generation."
9781111541088
Energy.
Agriculture.
Ref 333.79 B98e 2015