Industrial Uses of Biomass Energy : The Example of Brazil

1. Overview of biomass Energy David O. Hall, Jo I. House and Ivan Scrase 2. Energy from biomass in Brazil Sergio Valdir Bajay, Eliane Bezerra De Carvalho and Andre Luis Ferreira 3. Potential contribution of technology assessment to bioenergy program Harry Rothman and Andre Furtado 4. Externalities Ausilo Bauen 5. Sugar cane culture and use of residues Oscar A. Braunbeck and Luis A.B. Cortez 6. Sugar cane industiral processing in Brazil Isias de Carvalho Macedo and Luis A.B. Cortez 7. Pulp and paper Sergio Valdir Bajay, Mauro Donizeti Berni and Carlos Roberto de Lima 8. Production and use of industrial charcoal Frank Rosillo-Calle and Guilherme Bezzon 9. New technologies for modern biomass energy carriers Arnaldo Walter et al. 10. Conclusions and future directions Frank Rosillo-Calle Ferreira, State University of Campinas, Brazil, Andre Futardo, State University of Campinas, Brazil, Ausilio Bauen, King's College, London, UKF, Luis Cortez, State University of Campinas, Brazil, Isaias Macedo, Copersucar Technology Centre, Brazil, Mauro Berni, State University of Campinas, Brazil, Guilherme Bezzon, State University of Campinas, Brazil, Arnaldo Walter, State University of Campinas, Brazil, Jose Roberto Moreira, Biomass Users Network, Brazil, Frank Rosillo-Calle, King's College, London, UK, Sergio Valdir Bajay, State University of Campinas, Brazil, Harry Rothman, University of the West of England, UK, Richard Bain, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, UK, Kevin Craig, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, UK, Ralph Overend, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, UK, Andre Faaij, Utrecht University, Netherlands, Oscar Baunbeck, State University of Campinas, Brazil, Eliane Bezerra de Carvalho, Brazilian Regulatory Agency, Brazil, Jo House, King's College, London, UK, Carlos Roberto de Lima, University of Paraiba, Brazil, Jose Dilcio Rocha, National Renewable energy Laboratory, USA.