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Contents ix

References 269
Further reading 272

13. Potentials of postharvest rice crop residues as a source of biofuel 275
Pratyush Kumar Das, Bidyut Prava Das and Patitapaban Dash
13.1 Introduction 275
13.2 Focus on rice productivity in India 275
13.3 Overview of postharvest rice crop residues and its conventional
disposal 276
13.4 Transformation of postharvest rice crop residues to biofuel 281
13.5 Biofuel as a renewable source of energy 282
13.6 Overview of biofuel generation and consumption on a global
scale: opportunities and challenges 284
13.7 Operating conditions for biofuel generation from postharvest
rice crop residues 289
13.8 Socioeconomic aspects of biofuel generation from postharvest
rice crop residues 292
13.9 Conclusion 294
References 294
Further reading 301

14. Pretreatment of agroindustry waste by ozonolysis for synthesis
of biorefinery products 303
Nurul Suhada Ab Rasid, Muzakkir Mohammad Zainol and
Nor Aishah Saidina Amin
14.1 Introduction 303
14.2 Ozonolysis pretreatment 305
14.3 Products from lignocellulosic biomass waste 315
14.4 Conclusion 329
References 329

15. Bioenergy generation from agricultural wastes and enrichment
of end products 337
Goutam Kishore Gupta and Monoj Kumar Mondal
15.1 Introduction 337
15.2 Scenario of agricultural wastes in India 339
15.3 Characteristics of agricultural wastes 340
15.4 Pretreatment of agricultural waste biomass 344
15.5 Routes for conversion 347
15.6 Enrichment of end products 350
15.7 Conclusion 352
Acknowledgment 352
References 353
Further reading 356