Biology, productivity and bioenergy of timber-yielding plants : an experimental technology /: an experimental technology. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Maginot Ngangyo Heya, Ratikanta Maiti, Rahim Foroughbakhch Pournavab, Artemio Carrillo-Parra.
• Authors: Heya, Maginot Ngangyo; Maiti, R. K, 1938-; Foroughbakhch, Rahim; Carrillo-Parra, Artemio
• Contents: About the Authors; Chapter 1: Timber-Yielding Plants of the Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub: Forest, Fodder, and Bioenergy Potential; 1 Introduction; 2 Objectives; 2.1 General Objective; 2.2 Specific Objectives; 3 Justification; 4 Review of Literature; 4.1 General Aspects of Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub; 4.2 Botanical Description of the Species Selected for the Study; 4.2.1 Helietta parvifolia (Gray) Benth. (Rutaceae). "Barreta"; 4.2.2 Ebenopsis ebano (Benth.) Coulter (Fabaceae). "Ebano"; 4.2.3 Havardia pallens (Benth.) Standl. (Fabaceae)."Tenaza." 4.2.4 Acacia wrightii Benth. (Fabaceae). "Uña de gato"4.2.5 Acacia berlandieri Benth. (Fabaceae). "Huajillo"; 4.3 Phenology; 4.4 Biomass; 4.5 Litterfall; 4.6 Forest Plantation; 4.6.1 Silviculture and Process of Logging; 4.6.2 Wood as Prime Matter; 4.6.2.1 Wood Components; 4.7 Bioenergy and Biofuels in Mexico; 4.8 Factors Influencing the Quality of Biofuel; 4.8.1 Moisture Content; 4.8.2 Volatile Materials; 4.8.3 Ash; 4.8.4 Fixed Carbon; 4.8.5 Calorific Value; 4.9 Classification of Biofuels; 4.9.1 Norms of Charcoal Quality; 4.9.2 Environmental Impact of the Forest Sector; 4.9.2.1 Chloride (Cl−) 4.9.2.2 Sulfates (SO42−)4.10 Chromatography; 4.10.1 History of the Importance of Ionic Chromatography; 5 Materials and Methods; 5.1 Description of the Study Area; 5.1.1 Localization; 5.1.2 Topography; 5.1.3 Climate; 5.1.4 Soils; 5.1.5 Vegetation; 5.2 Description of Treatments, Sampling Methods, and Statistical Analysis; 5.2.1 Experimental Design and Selection of Species; 5.2.2 Methods of Sampling; 5.2.2.1 Phenological Development of the Timber-Yielding Species of the Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub; 5.2.2.2 Estimation of Forest Production of Thorn Scrub; 5.2.2.2.1 Diameter; 5.2.2.2.2 Total Height 5.2.2.2.3 Volume of Wood5.2.2.2.4 Canopy Cover; 5.2.2.3 Direct Quantification of Potential Productivity of Experimental Plantations of the Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub; 5.2.2.4 Quantification of Forage Biomass of the Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub; 5.2.2.4.1 Foliar Biomass of Tree-Shrub Strata; 5.2.2.4.2 Litterfall Production of Shrub-Arboreal Stratum; 5.2.2.4.3 Biomass of Herbaceous Vegetation; 5.2.2.5 Energy Characterization and Chemical Composition; 5.2.2.5.1 Preparation of Samples; 5.2.2.5.2 Process of Carbonization; 5.2.2.5.3 Determination of Yield in Charcoal; 5.2.2.5.4 Proximate Analysis. 5.2.2.5.4.1 Moisture Content5.2.2.5.4.2 Volatile Material; 5.2.2.5.4.3 Ash Content; 5.2.2.5.4.4 Fixed Carbon; 5.2.2.5.4.5 Calorific Value; 5.2.2.5.5 Elemental Analysis; 5.2.2.5.6 Compositional Analysis; 5.2.2.5.6.1 Inorganic Substances; 5.2.2.5.6.2 Microanalysis of Ashes; 5.2.2.5.6.3 Extractable Substances; 5.2.2.5.6.4 Lignin; 5.2.2.5.6.5 Holocellulose; 5.2.2.5.7 Physical Properties; 5.2.2.5.7.1 pH; 5.2.2.5.7.2 Experimental Calorific Value; 5.2.2.6 Characterization of Biofuels with the Environment; 5.2.3 Statistical Analysis; 6 Results; 6.1 Phenological Development of the Species Studied.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 582.1; 570; Life sciences; Woody plants; Plant physiology; Forests and forestry; Wood; Plant Ecology; Plant breeding; Trees; NATURE -- Plants -- General; Woody plants; Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- Forestry; Nature -- Plants -- Trees; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques; Timber & wood processing; Plant ecology; Plant reproduction & propagation; Plant physiology; Life Sciences; Plant Physiology; Forestry Management; Wood Science & Technology; Plant Ecology; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Tree Biology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319617985; 3319617982
• Related ISBNs: 9783319617978; 3319617974
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 19, 2017).; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 25, 2017).
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