Chapter Solid Biomass from Forest Trees to Energy: A Review

Among the different terrestrial ecosystems, forests are the most important biomass carbon producers and the ones that store the most standing biomass carbon. Consequently, they are also the major source of biomass for energy. Forest biomass has been used as a fuel from early times, and from the late...

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Main Author: Cristina Gonçalves, Ana (auth)
Other Authors: Malico, Isabel (auth), M. O. Sousa, Adélia (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: InTechOpen 2019
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