Biosources Digest, A Journal on Biomass Utilization, Volume 2, Number 3, July 1980

摘要

Grant awards listed in this issue include the following: lignocellulose-transforming microorganisms; pyrolytic conversion of lignocellulosic materials; lipids from microalgae; rubber analysis and guayule seed selection; regulation of rubber formation in guayule plants; chemical stimulation and breeding improvement of rubber yield in guayule; hydrocarbon-producing plants as potential multi-use crops; and an animal waste management system for the 1980's. An article on a process for producing hydrocarbon gas from organic plant material tells how a plant-derived organic material is converted to high BTU gas by heating the organic material with ammonia in the presence of a vanadium plus three or plus four catalyst and a hydrogenation catalyst in an atmosphere substantially free of oxygen. An article on the Brazilian alcohol program to increase national alcohol production reviews the agronomic setting, industrial aspects, social impacts, environmental problems, scientific issues, energy balance, economics, and lessons for the U.S. An article on biochemical transformations details the advantages and barriers to efficient conversion of solar energy to chemical energy in green plants. Listings of pertinent patents, future meetings, and new publications also are included in this issue.