Advances in Carbon Management Technologies: Biomass Utilization, Manufacturing, and Electricity Management, Volume 2 by Subhas K. Sikdar, Frank Princiotta

Volume 2 of Advances in Carbon Management Technologies has 21 chapters. It presents the introductory chapter again, for  framing the challenges that confront the proposed solutions discussed in  this volume. Section 4 presents various ways biomass and biomass wastes  can be manipulated to provide a low-carbon footprint of the generation  of power, heat and co-products, and of recovery and reuse of biomass  wastes for beneficial purposes. Section 5 provides potential carbon  management solutions in urban and manufacturing environments. This  section also provides state-of the-art of battery technologies for the  transportation sector. The chapters in section 6 deals with electricity  and the grid, and how decarbonization can be practiced in the  electricity sector.

The overall topic of advances in  carbon management is too broad to be covered in a book of this size. It  was not intended to cover every possible aspect that is relevant to the  topic. Attempts were made, however, to highlight the most important  issues of decarbonization from technological viewpoints. Over the years  carbon intensity of products and processes has decreased, but the  proportion of energy derived from fossil fuels has been stubornly stuck  at about 80%. This has occurred despite very rapid development of  renewable fuels, because at the same time the use of fossil fuels has  also increased. Thus, the challenges are truly daunting. It is hoped  that the technology choices provided here will show the myriad ways that  solutions will evolve. While policy decisions are the driving forces  for technology development, the book was not designed to cover policy  solutions.