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A legend in China, where it won the major literary awards and inspired an Oscar-nominated film, this is a novel of family, myth, and memory, set during the fratricidal barbarity of the 1930s, when the Chinese battled both Japanese invaders and each other..
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Ethanol as an alternative fuel is receiving a lot of attention because it addresses concerns related to dwindling oil supplies, energy independence, and climate change. The majority of the ethanol in the US is produced from corn starch. With the US Department of Energy’s target that 30% of the fuel in the US is produced from renewable resources by 2030, the anticipated demand for corn starch will quickly exceed the current production of corn. This, plus the concern that less grain will become available for food and feed purposes, necessitates the use of other feedstocks for the production of ethanol. For the very same reasons, there is increasing research activity and growing interest in many other biomass crops.

Genetic Improvement of Bio-Energy Crops focuses on the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass, which includes corn stover, biomass from dedicated annual and perennial energy crops, and trees as well as a number of important biomass crops. The biomass is typically pretreated through thermochemical processing to make it more amenable to hydrolysis with cellulolytic enzymes. The enzymatic hydrolysis yields monomeric sugars that can be fermented to ethanol by micro-organisms. While much emphasis has been placed on the optimization of thermo-chemical pretreatment processes, production of more efficient hydrolytic enzymes, and the development of robust microbial strains, relatively little effort has been dedicated to the improvement of the biomass itself.

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The southern agricultural landscape is enriched by the occasional sighting of an old cane mill along some winding road in rural America Now reposing after a lifetime of labor, these mills were once the center of activity for numerous families each fall as juice was squeezed from the cane, evaporated in a kettle or evaporator pan, and converted into syrup for home use or cash income. Now these grand old machines, once so essential to the southern farmers' livelihood, sit rusting behind weather-beaten barns, abandoned in pastures, entangled in vines, or stored unceremoniously in some decrepit shed, their history all but forgotten. This work tells the complete history of the American cane mill, including an in-depth look at the people who designed these machines and the foundries which manufactured them. The text begins with a brief discussion on the agricultural origins of sugar cane and sorghum, followed by a manufacturing history of the roller cane mill and earlier syrup extraction devices. Part Two of the book provides the histories of over 150 American foundries which manufactured cane mills and several current photographs of these mills in their unique settings..
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This book is a compilation of facts on the history, breeding, production, grain chemistry, nutritional quality, and handling of sorghum and millets

Much sorghum/millet research focuses primarily on enhancing yields and production. This huge new reference fills a void by compiling facts on the history, breeding, production, grain chemistry, nutritional quality, handling, and uses of these important cereals..
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"Making Six Sigma Last is the most practical and helpful resource that I have seen on this subject George's charisma and charm spill over into this interesting and entertaining book. Using one of George's many analogies, 'this is an upper-deck shot,' and combined with his first book should become the benchmark for Six Sigma learning."-Dan Porter, Chairman and CEO, Wells Fargo Financial

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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on March 22, 1994. The length of the article is 688 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Red Sorghum: A Novel of China.
Author: Jeffrey C. Kinkley
Publication:World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1994
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: v68 Issue: n2 Page: p428(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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