Robert C. Brown

"This book is a comprehensive examination of the large number of possible pathways for converting biomass into fuels and power through thermochemical processes. The book brings together a widely scattered body of information into a single volume that allows comparison of the various thermochemical pathways. The thermochemical processes considered include combustion, gasification, fast pyrolysis, hydrothermal treating, and catalytic conversion of sugars. The book also includes chapters on the upgrading of syngas and bio-oil to liquid transportation fuels, and the economics of the various processes for producing fuels and power"-- "This book is intended as a comprehensive examination of the large number of possible pathways for converting biomass into fuels and power through thermochemical processes"--

A TIMELESS PASSION Imagine a world in which the South has emerged victorious from the fiery strife of the Civil War. And there is not one nation, but two--bitterly divided, but inexorably drawn together. Imagine a strong-willed beauty who dares to defy Southern propriety. Susannah Fitzgerald, codename "Butterfly," leads a perilous double life as an agent for the Confederacy's most powerful leader... Imagine the one man who sees through her pretense. Rand Cabot, whose golden glance melts Susannah's heart -- and whose covert loyalty to the North puts their passionate love to the ultimate test...