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- English
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About this book
Global concern for energy security and environmental protection has put great emphasis on the search for alternative energy sources, particularly for the transport sector. Biofuels have emerged as a highly promising source of alternative energy, and have drawn global R&D for their production using biomass.
With the increasing worldwide demand of energy along with the depletion of conventional fossil fuel reserves, there has been growing global interest in developing alternative sources of energy. There has also been concern in growing economies regarding energy security. Biofuels offer much promise on these frontiers. In addition to the above, they also have a reduced environmental impact in comparison to fossil fuels. Biofuels provides state-of-the-art information on the status of biofuel production and related aspects.
- Detailed overview of the alternative energy field and the role of biofuels as new energy sources
- Gives a detailed account of the production of biodiesel from non conventional bio-feedstocks such as algae and vegetable oils
- Includes production of biohydrogen: the fourth generation biofuel
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Table of Contents
- Front matter
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contributors
- Chapter 1. Principles of Biorefining
- Chapter 2. Life-Cycle Assessment of Biofuels
- Chapter 3. Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels
- Chapter 4. Biomass-derived Syngas Fermentation into Biofuels
- Chapter 5. Lignocellulosic Bioethanol
- Chapter 6. Technoeconomic Analysis of Lignocellulosic Ethanol
- Chapter 7. Pretreatment Technologies for Lignocellulose-to-Bioethanol Conversion
- Chapter 8. Production of Celluloytic Enzymes for the Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
- Chapter 9. Production of Hemicellulolytic Enzymes for Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
- Chapter 10. Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Bioethanol Production
- Chapter 11. Production of Bioethanol from Agroindustrial Residues as Feedstocks
- Chapter 12. Fermentation Inhibitors in Ethanol Processes and Different Strategies to Reduce Their Effects
- Chapter 13. Biotechnological Methods to Produce Biodiesel
- Chapter 14. Biodiesel Production in Supercritical Fluids
- Chapter 15. Production of Biodiesel Using Palm Oil
- Chapter 16. Biodiesel Production from Waste Oils
- Chapter 17. Production of Biodiesel from Algal Biomass
- Chapter 18. Overview and Assessment of Algal Biofuels Production Technologies
- Chapter 19. Cultivation of Algae in Photobioreactors for Biodiesel Production
- Chapter 20. Production of Biohydrogen
- Chapter 21. Biohydrogen Production from Bio-oil
- Chapter 22. Biohydrogen Production from Industrial Effluents
- Chapter 23. Thermophilic Biohydrogen Production
- Chapter 24. Biohydrogen Production with High-Rate Bioreactors
- Chapter 25. Butanol Fuel from Biomass
- Chapter 26. Production of Green Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels
- Index