Symposium on Biomass Substitutes for Liquid Fuels Held at Campinas, Brazil on February 9-12, 1982

摘要

A 1982 international symposium on biomass substitutes for liquid fuels, held in Campinas, Brazil, is herein summarized. The report consists of brief summaries of working group papers presented at the symposium on production of raw materials; conversion technologies; and economic, social, and environmental issues. Starting from Brazil's national alcohol fuels program which uses traditional resources and technologies, symposium participants charted future directions for biofuels programs based on nonfood crops and emerging technologies. Many were convinced that well-designed biomass energy programs could improve agriculture and food supplies. The need in biomass projects to increase local agricultural-sector capabilities was stressed, as was the importance of an integrated systems approach which includes strong measures to protect land and water resources. Recommended were greater attention to the use of tropical soils and soil microorganisms, breeding of new plant varieties suited to unused lands, finding ways to produce liquid fuels from wood, and determining the potential of oil-producing plants and trees.