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2. Bioenergy–Biomass–Energy Crops

Authors : Annoula Paschalidou, Michael Tsatiris, Kyriaki Kitikidou, Christina Papadopoulou

Published in: Using Energy Crops for Biofuels or Food: The Choice

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Bioenergy is energy derived from biomass. The most important sources for biomass are derived from agricultural areas, where plants like food and energy crops are cultivated and forest areas. A secondary biomass source is agricultural and municipal waste residues (Fig. 2.1) [1].

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Title: Bioenergy–Biomass–Energy Crops
Authors: Annoula Paschalidou
Michael Tsatiris
Kyriaki Kitikidou
Christina Papadopoulou
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Using Energy Crops for Biofuels or Food: The Choice
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-63942-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-63943-7

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63943-7_2

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