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Energy
33. Alcohol Poels: OptlODl for Developing Countries. 1983, 128pp.
Examines the potential for the production and utilization of alcohol
fuels in developing countries. Includes information on various tropical
crops and their conversion to alcohols through both traditional
and novel processes. ISBN ~309-04160-0.
36. Producer Gas: Another Poel for Motor n-aDlport. 1983,
112pp. During World War II Europe and Asia U8ed wood, charcoal,
and coal to fuel more than a million gasoline and diesel vehicles. However,
the technology has since been virtually forgotten. This report
review8 producer gas and its modern potential. ISBN ~309-04161-9.
56. The DlffnIlon of Biomass Energy TecJmologles In Developing
Countries. 1984, 12Opp. Examines economic, cultural, and political
factors that affect the introduction of biomass-based energy