TY - CHAP AU - Enrique Javier Carvajal Barriga AU - Cristina Guamán-Burneo AU - Patricia Portero Barahona AU - Edgar Salas AU - Carolina Tufiño AU - Bernardo Bastidas ED - Miodrag Darko Matovic Y1 - 2013-04-30 PY - 2013 T1 - Second Generation Ethanol from Residual Biomass: Research and Perspectives in Ecuador N2 - This two-volume book on biomass is a reflection of the increase in biomass related research and applications, driven by overall higher interest in sustainable energy and food sources, by increased awareness of potentials and pitfalls of using biomass for energy, by the concerns for food supply and by multitude of potential biomass uses as a source material in organic chemistry, bringing in the concept of bio-refinery. It reflects the trend in broadening of biomass related research and an increased focus on second-generation bio-fuels. Its total of 40 chapters spans over diverse areas of biomass research, grouped into 9 themes. BT - Biomass Now SP - Ch. 10 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/51951 DO - 10.5772/51951 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-11 ER -