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The use of biomass and organic waste material as a primary resource for the production of fuels, chemicals, and electric power is of growing significance in light of the environmental issues associated with the use of fossil fuels. For this reason, it is vital that new and more efficient technologies for the conversion of biomass are investigated and developed. Today, various advanced methods can be used for the conversion of biomass. These methods are broadly classified into thermochemical conversion, biochemical conversion, and electrochemical conversion. This book collects papers that consider various aspects of sustainability in the conversion of biomass into valuable products, covering all the technical stages from biomass production to residue management. In particular, it focuses on experimental and simulation studies aiming to investigate new processes and technologies on the industrial, pilot, and bench scales.

Research & information: general --- Physics --- biomass pellet --- laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy --- chemometrics --- quality indexes --- biogas --- circular economy --- bioeconomy --- wastes --- energy --- R.E.S --- biomass --- anaerobic --- digestion --- agriculture --- livestock --- Greece --- biorefinery --- absorbent hygiene product --- waste --- gasification --- devolatilization --- pyrolysis --- fluidized bed --- diapers --- cellulosic fraction --- chemical looping --- autothermal --- pilot plant --- Açaí --- residual seeds --- bio-oil --- distillation --- gasoline --- light kerosene --- kerosene-like fuel --- torrefaction --- agricultural by-products --- mixing ratios --- solid fuel --- pellet evaluation --- Açaí seeds --- hydrothermal carbonization --- hot compressed water --- process analysis --- HMF --- furfural --- acetic acid --- mass production --- corn stover --- hydrothermal process --- hydrochar --- adsorption --- thermo-gravimetric analysis --- scanning electron microscopy --- X-ray diffraction --- BET analysis --- disposable masks --- devolatilization tests --- Aspen Plus ®simulation --- tar analysis --- ultrasonic --- components fractionation --- lignocellulose --- ethanol treatment --- biomass gasification --- dual bubbling bed gasifier --- innovative pilot scale gasifier --- H2-rich syngas

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Precipitation is a well-recognized pillar in global water and energy balances. An accurate and timely understanding of its characteristics at the global, regional, and local scales is indispensable for a clearer understanding of the mechanisms underlying the Earth’s atmosphere–ocean complex system. Precipitation is one of the elements that is documented to be greatly affected by climate change. In its various forms, precipitation comprises a primary source of freshwater, which is vital for the sustainability of almost all human activities. Its socio-economic significance is fundamental in managing this natural resource effectively, in applications ranging from irrigation to industrial and household usage. Remote sensing of precipitation is pursued through a broad spectrum of continuously enriched and upgraded instrumentation, embracing sensors which can be ground-based (e.g., weather radars), satellite-borne (e.g., passive or active space-borne sensors), underwater (e.g., hydrophones), aerial, or ship-borne.

satellite radiance --- WRF-Hydro --- meteorological radar --- QPE --- microstructure of rain --- TMPA --- evaluation --- precipitation --- volume matching --- CFSR --- GMI --- terminal velocity --- TRMM-TMPA --- surface rain intensity --- retrieval algorithm --- rain gauges --- tropical cyclone --- CMORPH --- T-Matrix --- Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) --- statistical evaluation --- vertical air velocity --- heavy rainfall prediction --- GPM IMERG v5 --- Tianshan Mountains --- Red River Basin --- precipitation retrieval --- satellite precipitation --- PERSIANN-CCS --- validation network --- PEMW --- satellite rainfall estimate --- high latitude --- Cyprus --- GPM --- wet deposition --- CloudSat --- thundercloud --- GPS --- satellite remote sensing --- assessment --- numerical weather prediction --- mineral dust --- complex terrain --- mesoscale precipitation patterns --- GNSS meteorology --- lumped models --- satellites --- Southern China --- error analysis --- topography --- cloud scavenging --- radar reflectivity–rain rate relationship --- CHAOS --- RADOLAN --- hydrometeor classification --- TRMM --- thunderstorm --- CHIRPS --- satellite precipitation retrieval --- GPM/IMERG --- GSMaP --- bias correction --- Precise Point Positioning --- Mainland China --- supercooled droplets detection --- SEID --- Saharan dust transportation --- Huaihe River basin --- GPM Microwave Imager --- satellite --- TMPA 3B42RT --- forecast model --- quality indexes --- SEVIRI --- radiometer --- triple collocation --- satellite precipitation product --- Mandra --- synoptic weather types --- drop size distribution (DSD) --- Amazon Basin --- weather radar --- X-band radar --- downscaling --- precipitation rate --- neural networks --- rain rate --- CMIP --- GPM-era IMERG --- GR models --- weather --- typhoon --- satellite rainfall retrievals --- TRMM 3B42 v7 --- validation --- low-cost receivers --- rainfall retrieval techniques --- snowfall detection --- GPM satellite --- Zenith Tropospheric Delay --- 3B42 --- hurricane Harvey --- PERSIANN_CDR --- TRMM 3B42 V7 --- snow water path retrieval --- DPR --- satellite precipitation adjustment --- Peninsular Spain --- RMAPS --- daily rainfall estimations --- streamflow simulation --- regional climate models --- Red–Thai Binh River Basin --- Ensemble Precipitation (EP) algorithm --- cloud radar --- disdrometer --- TRMM-era TMPA --- hydrometeorology --- MSG --- radar data assimilation --- dust washout process --- runoff simulations --- geostationary microwave sensors --- radar --- topographical and seasonal evaluation --- goGPS --- XPOL radar --- TMPA 3B42V7 --- telemetric rain gauge --- harmonie model --- tropical storm rainfall --- linear-scaling approach --- Milešovka observatory --- precipitable water vapor --- heavy precipitation --- hydrological simulation --- reflectivity --- Ka-band --- Tibetan Plateau --- satellite rainfall estimates --- regional rainfall regimes --- Lai Nullah --- microwave scattering --- remote sensing --- pre-processing --- rainfall rate --- MSWEP --- climatology --- VIC model --- CMORPH_CRT --- IMERG --- single frequency GNSS --- PERSIANN --- flood-inducing storm --- climate models --- Pakistan --- precipitating hydrometeor --- data assimilation --- rainfall --- kriging with external drift --- dual-polarization --- quantitative precipitation estimates --- flash flood --- Satellite Precipitation Estimates --- gridded radar precipitation --- regional rainfall sub-regimes --- polar systems --- Environmental engineering. --- Environmental monitoring. --- Biomonitoring (Ecology) --- Ecological monitoring --- Environmental quality --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Pollution --- Environmental control --- Environmental effects --- Environmental stresses --- Engineering --- Environmental health --- Environmental protection --- Sustainable engineering --- Measurement --- Monitoring